Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think where that came from is when we attempted to allow an operator to operate in the Pine Point area. There was concern expressed by the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board that the only way timber operations should be allowed to proceed is if there are detailed inventory details that were developed. I guess, if you take it to its broadest extent that would mean unless we completed 100 percent of all the timber inventories in the NWT, we couldn't allow any timber harvesting. In our view, we can make a fairly quantifiable estimate of the amount of timber that's available in an area by doing things like timber cruising, satellite photography and growth and yield surveys so we don't necessarily have to have a full-blown detailed forest inventory to proceed. Thank you.
Mr. Bob McLeod on Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
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Standing Committee On Governance And Economic Development Comments
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 3rd, 2003
Page 498
Bob McLeod
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