Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Bevington. Yes, we have been assessing burnt wood to ensure that it's a valuable fuel for biomass. But there is a certain point in time when it's no longer valuable; it becomes quite rotten and begins to fall and so on.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, thank you very much. One of the things that really affected how we view forest products was the assessment of the cost of energy over time. I heard a reference to natural gas. Unfortunately we don't have a source of natural gas in the Northwest Territories that's readily available to us.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Regan. Sorry for not having clarified that, but just for information, some of the funding we have received through the CanNor process has gone into a partnership with our Department of Education, Culture and Employment. They have an aboriginal strategic education program in a lot of the smaller aboriginal communities.

Natural Resources committee  Good afternoon. In reference to the areas that are considered for harvesting for the future, there is a requirement to do some enhanced protection of those areas, which will increase the pressure on our existing forest fire management system. It's something that we have to contemplate and deal with.