Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Member is quite correct. We do collaborate with RWED in all of the communities below the tree line to coordinate the summertime emergency response plans where there might be a forest fire encroaching on the community. Some of that work involves plans for community fire brakes, and there has been some work done over the years around establishing fire breaks around municipal boundaries. I think the experience we had a few years ago, when we had evacuations from Tulita and Norman Wells, really alerted us to the necessity for making sure that community emergency response plans did include not only plans for evacuating communities, but we also know something about what it takes to receive evacuees, whole communities that arrive. That experience, I think, was very instructive. The debriefings that happened after that bad forest fire season were very helpful. There was a lot of work done between RWED, MACA, the hamlets and communities that had been involved directly impacted. That work was shared with all the superintendents in the tree line area to make sure that we learned from that experience. It is one of those areas though that you do not know how good your plan is until you actually have to use it. The debriefings after an emergency occurs are really an important part of that process to make sure we do correct any deficiencies in the plan. Thank you.
Ms. Ballantyne on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 5th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 4th, 1998
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