-=> Quoting Steven Horn to Jim Weller <=-

 JW> The abattoir would have to break down easily
 JW> and be portable by air, from one hunt to the next. Very expensive
 JW> proposition.

 SH> Ours is at Partridge Farms just south of Dawson and does not move.

As we don't have one, the Hay River pig farm (there are only three
working farms in all of the NWT, all near Hay River) ships south to
Alberta.

 SH> We have at least one butcher in town who will deal with game

We have one too, which is widely used by local sport hunters for home
consumption but it can't do anything for Native hunting groups in other
areas who want to sell into a commercial market.

We were at a YK steak house last night and they had caribou on the menu
as a special. One of our group asked where it was from and we got a
_very_ vague answer. It was good.

 JW> Our taxes are based on the alcohol content not as a markup on the
 JW> base price. So the taxes are the same on a cheap brand as a premium
 JW> brand.

 SH> I was therefore lucky that I like single malt scotch.

Some premium scotches and fine Bordeaux are cheaper here than in
Ontario. But basic table wines start at $12 for a 750 ml bottle.

 SH> At one point, I discovered that the off-sale in a native community
 SH> sold more fortified wine than any other Yukon outlet.  I asked the
 SH> then-president of the Liquor Corporation what could be done and his
 SH> reply was "nothing".  The community was not prepared to
become "dry"
 SH> and substituting hard liquor (rum, rye) for the fortified wine would
 SH> just kill more First Nations members more quickly.

 SH> I think the missing gene theory has some merit.

I believe so too. The same effect can be seen in many parts of Asia too.



Cheers,

Jim



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