Finance committee  We've taken the position that we wanted to see the outcome from the technical advisory committee that's presently sitting in regard to selenium loading in the Elk River. If people have seen the article—and obviously you have—in the Globe it points out very much what our position

Finance committee  Yes, I am.

Finance committee  I think they do have to apply to both, but I think there is very much an opportunity, not only for both blocks, but for possible a subdivision of those blocks to look specifically at the values that are on those blocks and then to be able to apply the wildlife management conditio

Finance committee  I think you're right. I think it has to be taken into account on both blocks should there be development, but certainly the likelihood of development is on the northern block. It also would likely not be until the distant future at which time we would hope the Elk Valley water qu

Finance committee  The coal blocks themselves are not within the area of the park proposal in the maps that you've seen. The national park within the Flathead is a very important piece of core area for wilderness and wildlife, but the connectivity corridor, which moves up through the Rockies, is as

Finance committee  Okay, that's fine. First of all I want to make sure the members have the maps I forwarded, which are somewhat helpful for this discussion.

Finance committee  Okay, great. I had hoped to present a brief overview today of some of the history, but also some recommendations in terms of disbursement of the Dominion Coal Blocks. Very briefly, the coal blocks do lie in a critical wildlife corridor between the two world heritage sites of Wa