There are many facets to that. We expect the industry, long before there are activities, to engage at the community level, to tell them about their plans and what's involved. So there are many aspects of that conversation. And as I mentioned earlier, the population is small, but they have a voice in the regulatory matters. Aboriginal claimant groups nominate members to these land and water boards, so they have a great say in how their resources are managed.
To go back to the information sessions I talked about, we try to separate that from the industry conversations. We try to bring very neutral third-party information to the communities. For instance, in the shale aspect we engaged someone who has a great deal of experience, a great deal of knowledge, very neutral in terms of the information, very informative in terms of what he puts forward. It's not just regulations that inform how these applications for these activities are going to go forward. There are also broader policies. In the case of shale, the Northwest Territories government itself has a water strategy that they have framed. So as resource managers, we have to work together to help plan forward.
For instance, Michel mentioned the environmental studies research fund. There, the industry has to focus on what they need to do in terms of regional planning to start planning for that type of activity that's emerging. So it's new. We're all trying to be informed, and obviously the regulator has to look at their forums in terms of cross-pollination with other regulators who have experience in the matter.