Yes, we have used government funding. I have not been involved with McLeod Lake since 2017, but we had grant writers who would help us to access whatever monies we could. A lot of the time it was more efficient and effective to use our own monies. For instance, the funding for the cant mill that we built was 95% McLeod Lake Indian Band's own source funding. I think not having our own source funding would have made it very difficult to get to where we needed to be.
Yes, we do think there's funding out there, but it's usually only a portion of what's needed, so having our own is essential.