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Natural Resources committee I can tell you that we in the government of the NWT certainly see the use of biomass fuels eventually throughout the Northwest Territories. We see the possibility to use this fuel source wherever we can. Right now the emphasis has been placed on the southern part of the territories.
April 28th, 2015Committee meeting
Evan Walz
Natural Resources committee We recently had, in the summer of 2014, one of the worst fire seasons that we've had on record. We had drought conditions that proceeded right into the fall and at last count we had less snowfall, particularly in the Yellowknife region, than we did in an average year. With that and with the chair's indulgence, I would like to ask Mr.
April 28th, 2015Committee meeting
Evan Walz
Natural Resources committee Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for the question. As we outlined in our presentation, we have had some good success working with the federal government. There's been a significant amount of money invested but we see that continued investment is really needed. In the presentation, I highlighted three key areas that we think need to be looked at over the next while.
April 28th, 2015Committee meeting
Evan Walz
Natural Resources committee Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good afternoon. My name is Evan Walz. I'm the acting assistant deputy minister for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources with the Government of the NWT. As you noted, I'm joined today by Mr. Frank Lepine, the director of forest management; and Mr.
April 28th, 2015Committee meeting
Evan Walz