This division relates to ski area boundaries for Mount Norquay and Ski Lake Louise.
As many of you know, skiing has been part of Parks Canada's experiences in the mountain parks for literally decades, beginning as early as the 1930s.
All of Canada's national parks are managed within a well-defined system of legislation, regulations, policies and plans. Over the past decade Parks Canada has been working with ski area operators as well as a number of stakeholders and intervenors on the regime for managing ski areas now and into the future in Banff National Park.
The management of ski areas falls under the Canada National Parks Act, the 10-year Banff National Park management plan, the Jasper National Park management plan for Marmot Basin, and Parks Canada umbrella guidelines for ski area management, dated 2006.
Resort specific guidelines that are negotiated with each operator are subject to impact assessment, and are also subject to public consultation. The long-range plans that are developed by the operators themselves also go through impact assessment and public consultation.
Ski resort specific guidelines set the boundaries for the ski area and also set the direction for ski area development for the coming decades. They set this in ways that respect the national park setting and ecology, while enabling the operator to take advantage of business opportunities and deliver outstanding experiences for Parks Canada's visitors.
The new ski area boundaries for Lake Louise and Mount Norquay reflect the consensus that was found in the site guidelines for each resort, as well as all of the public input that fed into the process.
Incorporating these boundaries into the Canada National Parks Act will provide operational certainty for the ski resorts, allowing them to implement their own business plans for each resort.
I can take questions now on the few changes.