Mr. Speaker, we are hard at work with the proponent for a biomass facility in the Northwest Territories. Part of the process that has to be gone through is the reaching of agreements on forest management agreements with the communities. We have to make sure we have the timber inventories done for sustainability. Fire is one risk. The other issue, of course, is the risk of endangered species that we know are coming or are already here, like the spruce budworm over the years gone by and more recently the pine beetle. Once again, I would be more than happy to come before committee if they wish and we can brief them on all aspects of the fire program.

As well, I would suggest that committee, if they would be really educational for those who haven’t been to the Fire Centre in Fort Smith, to actually see what is there and how it is run. It is almost like Cape Canaveral with the technology and how we manage, and try to marshal the forces, and track lightning strikes and do all the other things we need to do to manage the forests in the Northwest Territories. Thank you.