Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think that the staff we have in the forest fire management section of the department are very well qualified and have been working in this area for quite some time. However, with the hiring of the consultants, I believe it was the intent of the department to have an independent group who would be able to consult with all residents and all those who would be involved in forest fires in the Northwest Territories; to get their views and then be able to take the recommendations and be able to come up with a forest fire management strategy. But I think that the department has gone further by taking a look at the report and consulting directly with communities at the same time, to try to come up with a strategy that will not cost the government the fiscal or financial resources that we used last year. I think that the report will be made very good use of by the forest fire centre in Fort Smith. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Silas Arngna'naaq on Question 331-12(7): Tabling Of Fire Management Suppression Report
In the Legislative Assembly on March 28th, 1995. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 331-12(7): Tabling Of Fire Management Suppression Report
Question 331-12(7): Tabling Of Fire Management Suppression Report
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 27th, 1995
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Silas Arngna'naaq Kivallivik
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