Natural Resources committee  It's a mix. The original population is aging, but the migration explains the growth in the population, and it's happening between the 25 to 35 age group mostly. That's your 30 seconds.

Natural Resources committee  I don't know if this answers your question, but yes, there is a lot of participation at various levels from first nations, not only in employment...because we don't have enough people, as some of you noted before, to fill all of these positions. So first nations are really lookin

Natural Resources committee  It's an historical rail link, but it's a rail link that exists today. So if you take a trip to Skagway on a cruise ship, you can take the train from Skagway up to Carcross in the Yukon today. That rail was used for ore transportation by mines up until 1985, so we're not talking

Natural Resources committee  White Pass owns the rights to hold the line and the rights to it. It's a lease they have. The facilities in Skagway are owned by the borough of Skagway, the City of Skagway, and the ore dock is a lease owned by AIDEA, the Alaska economic development agency.

Natural Resources committee  So it's a complicated ownership structure.

Natural Resources committee  In Yukon we're working in a more integrated fashion. The Yukon government has a plan for greenhouse gases and is conducting consultations with all sectors. We are involved in that, and others are involved as well.

Natural Resources committee  I've seen the Yukon plan. The plan for greenhouse gases has been developed by the Yukon government. It falls under the guidance and policy provided by the federal government. So there is a plan that is currently being developed.

Natural Resources committee  It will certainly fit under the guidance provided at the national level. I don't want to go beyond that because I'm not an expert in that area. But I can tell you that there is a plan.

Natural Resources committee  I'm not the expert on everything, but I'll give you my view on where I think things are today. Each first nation has a development corporation that is very active, and some have been active for quite some time. For example, I don't know if you know of Air North. Air North is ou

Natural Resources committee  We come from a very low base in greenhouse gas emissions. In 2004 there was absolutely no industrial activity, so we're starting from a base that is going to expand our greenhouse gas production, if we put more operations on line. So that's a fact, and our industry is conscious o

Natural Resources committee  In the Yukon College, a Bachelor of Science is already offered. There is also a master's program. The idea here is to cover the whole spectrum of what is needed, including trades, a diploma and certification in geological technical science, and eventually to offer some higher deg

Natural Resources committee  Do you mean the companies?

Natural Resources committee  I think the companies are doing what is possible for them to do. They, especially the mining companies that are now in production, have implemented training programs with the support of the Yukon Mine Training Association and the Yukon College and with the support of the Yukon go

Natural Resources committee  I would say that in general, yes, our members are working with the process that is currently in place. It has its ups and downs, like any process, but the difference here in the Yukon comes from the change in governance that has happened over the past 10 years, starting with devo

Natural Resources committee  I think they are tied together, and yes, it is important as much as possible to have people who live in the place handling those processes.