There are too few cases in Abitibi‑Témiscamingue. We currently have 140 cases, which is a fairly reasonable number. Cases are confined to one municipality, as three-quarters of them are in Rouyn‑Noranda.
In my municipality, we now estimate the financial losses at $243,000, both in income and in expenditures. Those are the effects of the crisis in our municipality. Moreover, 320 jobs have been lost.
We are lucky because our two significant forestry industries are still operational. However, all the businesses that provide services and support to major companies have stopped working.
So we are talking about 320 jobs and $243,000 in revenue loss estimated to this date. Obviously, efforts are significant. All this is happening while the confinement is in place. In addition, the sanitary crisis is happening after the railway crisis. We are a major railway centre. People are less patient when crises take place one after the other.