Third Session Forty-Seventh General Assembly
PROVINCE OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY Third Session Forty-Seventh General Assembly Proceedings of the Standing Committee on Resources April 16, 2014 - Issue 5 Department of Natural Resources Published under the authority of the Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Ross Wiseman, MHA RESOURCE COMMITTEE Department of Natural Resources Chair: David Brazil, MHA Vice-Chair: Christopher Mitchelmore, MHA Members: Eli Cross, MHA Keith Russell, MHA Sam Slade, MHA Tracey Perry, MHA Lorraine Michael, MHA Clerk of the Committee: Lorna Proudfoot Appearing: Department of Natural Resources Hon. Derrick Dalley, MHA, Minister Wade Bowers, Assistant Deputy Minister, Forestry Services Charles Bown, Deputy Minister, Energy Keith Deering, Assistant Deputy Minister, Agrifoods Tracy English, Associate Deputy Minister, Energy Jim Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Forestry & Agrifoods Ian Froude, Executive Assistant Vaughn Granter, Parliamentary Assistant Philip Ivimey, Departmental Controller Diana Quinton, Director of Communications Alex Smith, Director, Mineral Development Larry Wells, Executive Assistant Also Present Dwight Ball, MHA Peter Miles, Official Opposition Office Ivan Morgan, Researcher, NDP Office April 16, 2014 RESOURCE COMMITTEE The Committee met at 9:00 a.m. in the MR. DEERING: Good morning. I am Keith Assembly Chamber. Deering, Assistant Deputy Minister for the Agrifoods Development Branch. Pursuant to Standing Order 68, Dwight Ball, MHA for Humber Valley substitutes for Sam MR. BOWERS: Wade Bowers, Assistant Slade, MHA for Carbonear – Harbour Grace. Deputy Minister, Forestry Branch. CHAIR (Brazil): Ladies and gentlemen, MR. BOWN: Charles Bown, Deputy Minister welcome to the Resource Committee Estimates of Natural Resources. review for the Department of Natural Resources. MR. IVIMEY: Philip Ivimey, Departmental We will start first by asking the Committee to Controller.
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