Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Our local products are found in the retail stores, at community markets and in our gourmet meals by our caterers and restaurants. Processing, what we're interested in today, is mostly focused on meat products in the north. We have both abattoir operations and butcher shops, but we also have processing of a number of other products, including berries and other vegetables.
One thing that's important in the north is our first nations. We have 14 first nations, 11 of which are self-governing. They have their own governments to run the areas under their jurisdiction and their activities on those areas and in the whole of the Yukon. Agriculture activities by Yukon first nations are really an important part of our community and a growing part of our community, including inroads into commercial production in recent years.
I want to pass the floor over to Kirk Price to talk a little bit more about abattoir operations and meat processing.