Good morning, everyone.
We're here to continue our study on the opportunities and challenges facing the forest products industry.
Today as witnesses we have, from the City of Prince Albert, Jim Scarrow, mayor; from the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Hugo Asselin, professor, Department of Humanities and Social Development; from the City of Kenora, Leonard Compton, mayor; from Weyerhaeuser Company, William Candline, plant manager, Kenora Laminated Strand Lumber Facility; from the First Nations Forestry Council, Bill Williams, director and chief; from Corporation agro-forestière Trans-Continental Inc., Francis Albert, president and chief executive officer.
We will have the presentations in the order that you are in the orders of the day. We'll start with the mayor of the City of Prince Albert for up to 10 minutes, please.