Thank you, Mr. Speaker-elect. I see the building of the pellet mill in Enterprise as a very important addition to our economy. We've been trying to develop the forestry industry for many, many years and there's always been a problem with access to timber. I think it was a very significant achievement for the proponent to be able to negotiate forestry agreements both in the Fort Providence area and Fort Resolution area.
As a government, we have been totally supportive every step of the way. We have to deliver in the areas of building capacity, helping build the necessary expertise to be able to harvest the timber on a feasible basis. We've committed to fund on that basis. Our departments are very involved in that area on the production side. Also, we would have to work with the proponent to determine the types of jobs and skills required at the pellet mill.
On the consumption side as a government, we have indicated we purchase a lot of pellets because we have converted almost all of our facilities to wood pellets. So, we think it's in our best interest to buy pellets, northern-made wood pellets. We will continue to work very closely with the proponent and his business partners in communities that sign on. It's very exciting to see, if you look at the vision for not only the pellet mill but for the pellet mill and for the harvesting for the communities that could potentially benefit from this project. We will be doing our part, working with the proponent to see this come to fruition and be a very successful part of our economy. Thank you, Mr. Speaker-elect.