Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I’d like to tell you about a new way of raising animals. It’s called Holistic Animal Management. This approach is good for animals, good for the environment, good for employees and good for the bottom line.
The Savory Institute is an international organization that supports this innovative approach to animal management. The core of their business model is to establish 100 locally-owned, led and managed savory hubs by 2025. Their method is to demonstrate, educate, support and coordinate the adoption of holistic animal management around the globe. To accomplish this, they are establishing partner hubs around the world. They have already partnered with organizations in Mexico, the United States, Africa, Turkey and Scandinavia. Now the Savory Institute has chosen to partner with Hay River’s Northern Farm Training Institute.
I’m told that there was very stiff competition and that, to date, the Northern Farm Training Institute is the only savory hub in Canada. This is a real honour, Mr. Speaker, and much credit goes to the leadership of the Northern Farm Training Institute and particularly Jackie Milne, who applied for this designation literally at the 11th hour out of a very, very wide variety of applicants and candidates and got Hay River in there.
Over the next year, the Northern Farm Training Institute will receive specialized training from the Savory Institute’s world-class staff. The Northern Farm Training Institute, in turn, will be able to collect revenue by offering holistic management courses, which will be of interest to people all over Canada.
A side benefit is that the institute will become an even more popular tourist attraction in the Hay River area. This is a huge boost for our community and the Northwest Territories. I would like to extend sincere congratulations to the forward-thinking staff of the Northern Farm Training Institute, and I’m eager to support and build on their achievements.
I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank MLA Bromley and MLA Hawkins who joined MLA Bouchard and myself to attend a large crowd of people who came out to hear this announcement made in Hay River, and I encourage anyone who has the opportunity to find out more about this exciting opportunity to do so. You will not believe it; it is unbelievable.
With that, congratulations again to Jackie and the Northern Farm Training Institute. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Blake.
