I'm not aware of any federal funding for our community, but Baker Lake is a hotbed for exploration. We have a mine, and they have an offloading facility. We don't even have proper infrastructure for a port to offload our barges. A floating barge offloads all their materials. Companies are expected to take this out of their existing budgets. If we are to become independent, we need to have better docking facilities. We need better airports so we can keep attracting exploration companies to continue to work in our region.
On June 7th, 2012. See this statement in context.