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asked Mr. Ballantyne and Ms. Stewart if they had given “[a]ny thought to officially informing the
public wrt extension, focus groups, workshop, etc.”
[528] In response Ms. Stewart noted that “HQ has put a no comment on us related to any policybased
ruminations and we are very restricted in our media outreach, which rules out news bulletins
and much public comment.”
2010 FC 495 (CanLII)
G. 2001
[529] In early 2001, Mr. Oulton contacted Mr. L.D. Hartley of Woodline Services. On behalf of
SYFC, Mr. Oulton asked Mr. Hartley to travel to the mill site from Westbank, B.C. and provide an
assessment of the mill at Watson Lake. Mr. Hartley completed the “Woodline Report”, entered as
Exhibit D-77, in January 2001. He visited the mill on January 17 th and 18 th .
[530] The assessment, contained within the Woodline Report, included comments and suggestions
to help improve the mill production, the lumber recovery rate and production of a more valuable
product. The report focused on the equipment and procedures employed at the mill site. This report
was very critical of the sawmill equipment and the processing procedures. It noted that the
equipment was antiquated and opined that it was improperly or inefficiently installed. Further the
report estimated that the mill, as set up, was very inefficient in the amount of lumber that it could
produce from the timber it was receiving.