Thank you, Madam Speaker, and I thank the Minister for making that commitment to the community that, yes, they are going to look at the option of definitely moving them out of the community. I know that the community has some grave concerns with regard to the water quality and the bringing in of some mice from down south that are suddenly coming in with all the hay and the food that they are using to feed the bison, and some health concerns related to that. Also, just with respect to the health of the herd itself, the confines that they are in are pretty small in comparison to where the community would like to move them, which is a much bigger ranging area. The community wants a healthy herd themselves and they are looking at moving them to the Little BR site because it's a bigger range and they'll have more room to move around, and you wouldn't get the downwind smell in the community all summer. With that, I'll just have to wait for the results come June 22nd and see where the department is going to take it from there. Hopefully there will be some productive meetings that will go on in the next month with the community. If there is going to be a meeting in the community in the upcoming three weeks prior to June 22nd, when is that going to be scheduled? Thank you.
Robert Villeneuve on Question 65-15(4): Relocation Of Hook Lake Buffalo Herd
In the Legislative Assembly on May 31st, 2005. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 65-15(4): Relocation Of Hook Lake Buffalo Herd
Question 65-15(4): Relocation Of Hook Lake Buffalo Herd
Revert To Item 6: Oral Questions
May 30th, 2005
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