Debates of October 19, 2016 (day 33)

Date
October
19
2016
Session
18th Assembly, 2nd Session
Day
33
Members Present
Hon. Glen Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Mr. Blake, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Ms. Green, Hon. Jackson Lafferty, Hon. Robert McLeod, Hon. Bob McLeod, Mr. McNeely, Hon. Alfred Moses, Mr. Nadli, Mr. Nakimayak, Mr. O’Reilly, Hon. Louis Sebert, Hon. Wally Schumann, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Vanthuyne
Topics
Statements

Member’s Statement on Tsa Tue International Biosphere Reserve

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today my Member's statement is the Deline Biosphere Reserve. Mr. Speaker, on August 11, 2016, I had the privilege to join the community of Deline in celebrating the Tsa Tue International Biosphere Reserve, an ecologically important area covering 93,313 square kilometres in central NWT including Great Bear Lake and a portion of its watershed, was added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's best known as UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves on March 19, 2016.

Mr. Speaker, the UNESCO designation is a first for the NWT, the first in Canada North of 60, and the first led entirely by Indigenous communities. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Sahtu Region, I would like to congratulate the people of Deline and other Sahtu communities in ensuring our waters in the Sahtu are well cared for. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Hay River North.