Natural Resources committee  Right out of the gate, I think of the variable cost of oil. If you want to encourage convert to another fuel source, you have to be able to incentivize the end user. At this point there's very little incentive to convert over. Most do it simply based on economic modelling. There

Natural Resources committee  When we started this sawmill up it was actually prior to my involvement with the corporation. I was involved in the community and other aspects, so I'm quite familiar with this. At that time the softwood lumber disputes were happening between Canada and the U.S., which created a

Natural Resources committee  We looked at the feasibility of pellets and looked at the markets. What provided value for us, or interest for us, was that we are geographically isolated from the larger centres that we would be competing against. That was the largest factor we found that made it a viable option

Natural Resources committee  I think that from our perspective, our experience with the biomass feasibility, it was working closely with CanNor, as I mentioned. It was just making sure that there was sufficient financial support to do the necessary feasibility work up front. The reality here is that because

Natural Resources committee  Yes.

Natural Resources committee  We had already utilized that funding. Basically, it was focused on all of our senior managers having better project management skill sets, better financial management comprehension, better leadership training, better corporate governance. Basically it kept it at the higher levels

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. That was a great pronunciation of our name. Sometimes it can tongue-tie people. I would like to thank the committee for inviting Dakwakada to present before you on the issue of the renewal of Canada's forest industry. By way of a quick background and to