We'd like to call the meeting back to order.
We want to thank our witnesses for this panel for coming forward. We have with us, from the City of Victoria, Marianne Alto, councillor. We also have, from the Coast Forest Products Association, Rick Jeffery, president and chief executive officer.
We thank both of you for being here. We look forward to your testimony. We'll then open this up to questions and answers. If this morning is any judge, I'm sure we will have a very interesting time ahead.
With that, we want to start with you, Marianne. The floor is yours.