Yes. I think the way forestry is managed is for profit for today and really nothing else. We have beetle epidemics that are killing trees out there, and trees that are falling. The amount of fuel on the floor is unreal, and when 2017 hit, that's what created the intenseness of the fires. There has to be more prescribed burning in early spring, as our ancestors used to do, so that there is no fuel, there is no forest floor and there is no threat from fires. We live in a semi-desert region of the province. We don't see a lot of rain, even in a normal year, so fires are something that our people have grown accustomed to and live with.
On September 26th, 2022. See this statement in context.