Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No. More than half of the positions are regional positions. Yes, there are some superintendents, five superintendents. But more than half these positions are in regions to help us deal with the clients in need, both on the environment side and the economic development side. I know the Standing Committee on Governance and Economic Development hears this message loud and clear as it travels. I've been with them on the road, I've been in these communities and we are hearing that we are not meeting the needs of our communities and we're not able to meet regional needs in terms of preparing people for development and ensuring that we are providing that leadership and that environmental stewardship, Mr. Speaker. I think great initiatives are underway now. The Protected Areas Strategy is certainly something that we've needed for some time. I'm happy that this government has been able to fund this. It's been a long time coming. We're working on cleaning up contaminated sites. We're doing a lot of good work, but simply, to be quite honest, we needed additional resources in some areas in order for us to meet the demand. That's what we've done here. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Brendan Bell on Question 483-15(3): Costs Of Dividing The Department Of Resources, Wildlife And Economic Development
In the Legislative Assembly on February 25th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 483-15(3): Costs Of Dividing The Department Of Resources, Wildlife And Economic Development
Question 483-15(3): Costs Of Dividing The Department Of Resources, Wildlife And Economic Development
Item 6: Oral Questions
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