I'm very familiar with four provinces, but I do not know the other six very well in that regard. As far as the Olympic Games are concerned, in fact, they represented a very big challenge for us. People were working on this major project. As a result, the smaller million-dollar projects were not of so much interest to them because there were projects that represented tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. The competition from these major projects made it that much more difficult to sign agreements with the municipalities, particularly in British Columbia.
All municipalities were interested in the Olympic Games. Wanting to discuss other smaller projects was sometimes more difficult, because people were saying that the Olympic Games were coming the following year. The Olympic Games involved many workers and a lot of resources. We were very happy to have the Olympic Games, but it was not an advantage within the context of the program. At times, this represented competition, but despite that, I congratulate the communities and municipalities throughout the west, because it was not only in British Columbia. Many people moved often from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to Vancouver in order to finish these projects.
At this time last year, many projects were underway.