Human Resources committee  No, just to thank you.

Human Resources committee  As you say, Fort Chip is a more challenging community because it is that much more remote. Our most successful example is a company manufacturing Kevlar wristlets that are being used by a number of different industry members in Fort Mac. Really these are protective sleeves that g

Human Resources committee  I think we need to look at Keyano as well as others. The organization isn't large enough to meet all of the needs that are there. NAIT is a very essential partner in the skilled trades we have. In order to teach these trades you need certain kinds of equipment and materials, and

Human Resources committee  I'm not sure it's a short answer. I'll have to think about what the top three pieces are. The challenge is that there isn't a pipeline of skilled folks, young people or older, coming in. We know we have an aging population of skilled trades individuals and there will be a gap th

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, Fort McMurray has become one of the most successfully diverse communities we have in Canada. I heard this morning that the elementary school on Main Street has 69 languages represented, as families are coming from all across Canada and around the world into this busine

Human Resources committee  Yes, we're doing it through the economic development piece, through the employability, and through working with other organizations, like the Banff Centre, to build capacity. I don't think there are as many of us working directly with chief and council on business management and

Human Resources committee  I have a comment on online education. One of the more successful programs was developed by Sunchild First Nation. I'm not sure if the committee is familiar with the work they have done. It's a central Alberta community that has looked at an online module program geared to aborigi

Human Resources committee  You're asking about communities that are receiving a significant royalty cheque and the money is being distributed to all community members in one shot?

Human Resources committee  I would assume that to be true. I don't know. We've been in those communities for 40 years, so we've been working with them for a long time. We are working with the communities on economic sustainability. Between us, Syncrude, and other industry players up there, we have employed

Human Resources committee  You bet. I'm just about there. Really, just to reiterate what Arlene started with, what we're looking at and building and believing in are the solutions that are multi-stakeholder and collaborative and that look at economic and social benefits over the long term. We are also rem

Human Resources committee  Thanks, Arlene. Mr. Chairman, it's a pleasure to be here this afternoon. As Arlene mentioned, we want to talk primarily about the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. I think most of you know it is the nation's largest municipality, about 68,000 square kilometres, with the