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[321] As of March 13 th , that is the date of the letter from Minister Irwin, LPL was aware of the
Defendant’s policies and regulations regarding forestry operations in Yukon. It was also aware that
it could be issued only one CTP at a time and that the maximum volume for a CTP was 15,000 m 3 .
[322] In April 1997, Mr. Bourgh withdrew from active participation with LPL.
2010 FC 495 (CanLII)
[323] Around this time there was a meeting in Vanderhoof between LPL and the B.I.D. Group.
This meeting was to discuss the involvement of the B.I.D. Group in the construction of the mill in
Watson Lake.
[324] In a letter dated May 1, 1997, from the B.I.D. Group, written by Mr. Fehr, to LPL, to the
attention of Mr. Brian Kerr, B.I.D. expressed its interest in participating in the mill. This letter was
entered as Exhibit D-81, Tab 412. Mr. Fehr stated in this letter that the B.I.D. Group would be
interested in the construction and set-up of a sawmill “on a turn key basis”. The estimated cost was
$1,000,000, half of that amount was expected to be paid in cash and the remainder would be shares
in LPL.
[325] Around the same time, DIAND commissioned a study entitled “Kaska Forest Products
Sawmill Project.” The purpose of this study was to “provide an overview on the marketing and
products that a new specialty sawmill would focus on, and a conceptual plan/layout of the type of
plant” recommended for KFR; see Exhibit P-79, Tab 55.