In our discussions over the summer and fall of 2020, we recognized the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the second wave, which took place from October to January in first nations communities, all our attention was consumed by the pandemic. During that time, there were 5,000 cases in on-reserve communities, and the entire team was dedicated to dealing with the issues related to the pandemic.
That's when we realized it would have been irresponsible to bring construction workers into the communities. We were making every effort to protect the physical and mental health of people in the communities that were really affected by the crisis. We had to ensure there was access to food and isolation centres. That became our main focus because of our commitment to first nations communities.