Natural Resources committee  At Olds College we are working with industry, especially those in the greenhouse industry, to look at geothermal as a source of energy. We are actually going to be having two companies coming on campus, and we are working with them on their research to see how efficient it is and compare it with traditional greenhouse management.

Natural Resources committee  At our college, we have a new initiative with the Community Learning Campus, which is a big one. From my personal experience there, I would not say that LEED should be something we are going to enforce. Various things are so ambiguous in that LEED certification, everything from the type of water you use to other things.

Natural Resources committee  I have just a couple of things. I think the government should still be willing to set objectives. I remember in 1999, when they set the objective to reduce waste in Canada by 50% by the year 2000. Many communities reached that goal across the country. That actually initiated provinces to follow through.

Natural Resources committee  I just want to give two examples. Many communities, especially municipal governments in Alberta, for example, are now going geothermal for all their municipality buildings, and it is very efficient. I think the federal and provincial governments have to do the same. Geothermal is efficient.

Natural Resources committee  Buildings in the ground--I don't have the expertise in that area, so I cannot make comment on that.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. I'll be quick. I will give you a couple of examples of some of the things we have done. In Alberta, in the area of waste management, at our campus we've spearheaded and we've worked with communities in the area of composting of waste. Every community, every municipality, in Alberta now has a waste management system where they are composting and recycling their material.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much, to members of the committee and my colleagues who are here. Elizabeth, thank you for at least highlighting some of the things that have happened across this country, within Ontario and in Alberta. I've been very involved with the situation in Okotoks also.