I'll be honest. Nobody heard us. We went to our RIOs. We went to our territorial government. It just fell on deaf ears. Baker Lake had a very high rate of unemployment. We wanted to make sure we maximized our benefits by training our workforce, but it just fell on deaf ears. Now we are paying for it, because the community could have benefited. It would have been not just for Baker Lake. We want to share our experiences, and train our workforce not just for Baker Lake but for the region.
On June 7th, 2012. See this statement in context.