Thank you, Mr. Chair. The contractor has done a good job in both maximizing local northern employment opportunities and in subcontracting opportunities. Last year he had 338 workers hired, and of that, 78 percent were local and northern workers. At the peak of construction going forward, the contractor anticipates up to 600 workers on site and he is estimating that 70 percent of those will be local and northern.

In terms of subcontractors, last year he had 41 subcontractors hired to various levels and doing various things. About three-quarters of those, 75 percent, were northern local subcontractors. Thank you, Mr. Chair.