Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. Testart. No. Next, we have Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In regard to contract services, I am assuming that is for the fire fighters and stuff like that. Can the Minister tell me how many fire crews are in my region and in which communities? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, in Fort Simpson, I believe there are 13 positions. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess I should have been a little more specific. I mean, I represent six communities, so I am trying to see. I know Fort Simpson is there, but what about Fort Liard, Sambaa K'e, Jean Marie, Nahanni Butte, and Wrigley? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you. I appreciate the Minister's answer there. I guess I am looking at the crews and how many crews are out there, because I know, in some of the smaller communities, we do not have crews there. I think I have asked this question before to the Minister: Jean Marie and Nahanni Butte, I do not know if they have crews in there, so I am wondering if the department would be looking at putting crews there? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister McLeod.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, my understanding is, in some of the smaller communities, we do send crews in as needed. As far as the community itself having their own crew, we have no contracts in place with any of the smaller communities to have a dedicated crew in that community. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I know Sambaa K'e has a crew. They have a crew there. They actually are contracted out there. There is a crew there, but what I am looking for is some of the other communities. Would the department look at potentially putting some crews there so that, depending on the fitness level and all of that, the requirements, would they be willing to look at expanding, putting crews in these smaller communities? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Dr. Dragon.

Thank you, Dr. Dragon. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, and I appreciate the Minister and deputy minister's answer. I guess what I am looking for, then, maybe is: can the Minister provide me with a list of the breakdowns of how many times they have had crews in there or needed crews in the communities, and potentially look at speaking with the communities to come up with some -- even if it is emergency training and getting them prepared, plus the employment, but we have an issue of fires in our region, and it seems to be scary at some times of the year, especially with the smaller communities, because I know Jean Marie, the fire was right across the river, and it was pretty prevalent there. Can the Minister provide me with a break-down of the last couple of years of what we've been able to provide, if it's training or stuff like that, bringing crews in to those smaller communities? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, we can provide some information to the Member as he requested. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, and I appreciate the Minister and the department for being able to provide that. Does the department have a training plan that they look at training non-certified firefighters for each region? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, Mr. Chair; the answer is yes. We do have a training plan and we have the appropriate resources to carry out that plan. Thank you, Mr. Chair.