From the perspective of the City of Burnaby, we're happy to be involved in pilot projects that allow us to test new technologies or emerging technologies, and oftentimes cities will do that. We will work cooperatively to attempt to integrate something like, for instance, LED lights or LED streetlights, and then later it will become the industry standard.
We were the first city to take on a major project on infill fields. Originally they were all Astroturf, all carpet laid on cement. We took on a massive project in which we looked at sand-filled infill fields that now have become the industry standard, but there was some risk involved in being one of the first cities to experiment on a major basis with that type of field. Later on other cities followed us.
We take turns taking the lead on issues and we each want to be creative and innovative in the way we approach them, but large commitments in which we risk the major assets of the Lower Mainland on an emerging technology are not welcomed. We're looking to be cautious and careful because we are so concerned about ensuring that public money is used in the best way possible.