Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Simpson.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Simpson.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as follow-up to my Member's statement, I have a few questions for the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources. Mr. Speaker, I would like to the ask the Minister how our plans for pre-suppression activities, like fuelbreaks, are prioritized? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Simpson.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Simpson?

Thank you, Mr. Nakimayak. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, every summer, a community somewhere experiences a devastating wildfire that threatens lives, homes, and important infrastructure.

Mr. Speaker, Fort McPherson's Wildland Fire Protection Plan was finalized in 2012. It recommended improving the community's fuelbreaks and helping people reduce fire hazards on their properties by getting rid of dead brush and controlling the vegetation growing around their homes.

Mr. Speaker, Fort McPherson's fuelbreaks were established in the 1980s and are overgrown and ineffective.

Mr. Speaker, in 2014 the community was ready...

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Next we have Mr. Simpson.

Thank you, Deputy Minister DeLancey. Mr. Simpson.