In three days, we may not get out of the community due to transportation services.
What would they see? They would see 14 communities on the lower north shore, seven of which are not connected by any road system. They are connected through helicopters, boat taxis and so on. They would see the everyday struggle to get just everyday, essential services, such as food, for one. Getting out to medical appointments is number two. There is beautiful scenery. Let's add that the lower north shore is one beautiful place to come to.
I'll give an example right now. This is my fifth day on the western edge of the lower north shore, and I've been on three planes, had three helicopter rides and had one boat ride. I still have to go to Kegaska after this today, which means I have to fly to Natashquan, because there's no airport in Kegaska, and I have to come back to Kegaska via road. That's the reality of living here.
They would see people who want to grow their own food, make a sustainable place to grow and hunt, and get back to fishing. As Mr. Murdoch-Flowers has mentioned, we have those communities there, and they want to get back to the ground. I grew up here, and my Sunday dinner was the treat of getting a chicken or a piece of pork, but the rest of the time, food came from the water and the land. It's about getting back to that.
As we start to have more agricultural knowledge, we have the grounds to grow food, but we don't have the grounds to store it. We have all these projects, but when we come down to ask for a community storage shed or cold storage to keep the fruits and vegetables we grow, that's where our problems come into play.