ARCS: 292-30

File: NGD-2017-70048 R

January 10, 2019

Sent via email: bob@bobmackin.ca

Dear Bob Mackin:

Re: Request for Access to Records

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA)

I am writing further to your request received by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum
Resources. Your request is for:

Any and all records including but not limited to internal and external correspondence about
scheduling, briefing and presentation materials, audio recordings, handwritten notes,
photographs and details of gifts exchanged regarding an Oct. 19, 2016 meeting attended by the
Minister with executives of Woodfibre/RGE, including Sukanto Tanoto, Imedla Tanoto, Ratnesh
Bedi and [named individual]. (Date Range for Record Search: From 09/26/2016 To 11/05/2016)
(Date Range for Record Search: From 09/26/2016 To 11/05/2016)

In accordance with OIPC Order F18-49 the Ministry has agreed to release additional
information.

Some information continues to be withheld pursuant to section(s) 12 (Cabinet and local public
body confidences), 14 (Legal advice), 17 (Disclosure harmful to the financial or economic
interests of a public body), 22 (Disclosure harmful to personal privacy) of FOIPPA A complete
copy of FOIPPA is available online at:

http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96165_00

These records will be published on the BC Government’s Open Information website a minimum
of five business days after release. To find out more about Open Information, please access the
Open Information website at: www.gov.bc.ca/openinformation

Ministry of Citizens’ Services
Information Access Operations
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Mailing Address: Website:
PO Box 9569 Stn Prov Govt www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation
Victoria BC V8W 9K1 Telephone: 250 387-1321
Fax: 250 387-9843
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If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact Bradley Cranwell, the analyst
assigned to your request, at 250 952-6846. This number can be reached toll-free by calling from
Vancouver, 604 660-2421, or from elsewhere in BC, 1 800 663-7867 and asking to be
transferred to 250 952-6846.

You have the right to ask the Information and Privacy Commissioner to review this decision. I
have enclosed information on the review and complaint process.

Sincerely,

Bradley Cranwell, Senior FOI Analyst

On behalf of Meghan Kane, Manager
Resource Team, Information Access Operations

Enclosures

Pc: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC (OIPC) Attn: Cindy Hamilton,
Registrar of Inquiries Re: Order F18-49