Good afternoon everyone. Thank you all for being here on time. It's very much appreciated.
We have two items on our agenda today. First is the main business of the meeting, which is a continuation of our study. From 5 o'clock to 5:30 we will deal with the future business of the committee, so we will break right at 5 o'clock to start that. For the first hour an a half we will, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), continue our study on the contribution of integrated approaches for providing energy services in Canadian communities.
As for our witnesses today, from B.C. Hydro we have Joanne McKenna, project manager, distributed generation strategy, customer care and conservation; and Victoria Smith, manager, aboriginal and sustainable communities sector, key account management. From Terasen Gas we have Douglas Stout, vice-president, marketing and business development. From Union Gas Limited we have Mel Ydreos, vice-president, operations.
Welcome, everyone.
We will start with each group giving a presentation of up to 10 minutes. If the clerk said less, then it's less. We have three presentation, so if you can keep them short that would be great.
We will start with Joanne McKenna from B.C. Hydro.