Page 12 Page 12 MLEN SPRING 2020 said Makuch W e will continue to assess how quickly they can ramp up which will determine the guid ance we eventually provide And it is important to understand that the disruptions from COVID19 also impact our operating costs capi tal expenditures and exploration spending W e have also withdrawn our threeyear production guidance while we assess the longterm im pact of COVID19 pandemic on our business and as we work to incor porate Detour Lake into our long term business plan When we discuss COVID19 we dont talk about returning to normal because we are not sure what nor mal will be in the future There are Contd from pg 10 a lot of moving parts There is no question that there will be some impact on how our business is done This is a key reason why we have suspended our threeyear guidance The world is going to be a diferent place because of CO VID19 particularly if there are ad ditional waves of virus that occur W ere going to take some time to consider what work is likely going to look like in the future and what impact it will have on our opera tions In everything we do our priority will remain to protect our work ers their families and our com munities and also to ensure the sustainability of our business long after this period of the COVID19 pandemic he added As the world slowly attempts to return to everyday life Canadian T radeEx CT EX has been proac tively adapting to the new normal CT EX was has hit hard by the COVID19 pandemic As the or ganizer of two of Canada s largest trade events and a number of other shows throughout Ontario includ ing an event for the Forest Industry we knew we needed to adapt said Glenn Dredhart President W e were deeply disappointed that we had to postpone both of our events for 2020 into 2021 but on the positive side we have used the time to develop enhanced technol ogy platforms that will provide un precedented engagement between our clients and their customers W e will be enriching the mining community with our print magazine Mining Life and Exploration News which promotes Northern Ontario Mining News to the world our re energized Mining Portal Mining Life Online which is a mining community platform made to fll the gap between our mine produc ers and its stakeholders and our enhanced event platform for the trade shows called VIR T ex As event organizers for the past 35 years Canadian T radeEx was able to learn what it takes to have success producing Expos Know ing the steps to take from the prep aration and promotion of an active agenda the promotion and sales of exhibit space to the delivery of an enthusiastic and engaged del egate base is the foundation to delivering VIR T ex the new virtual trade show platform VIR T ex is being custombuilt by our development team from scratch After looking at other plat forms we have decided to tailor ours to meet the unique needs of the mining community and the cur rent list of clients we serve Canadian T radeEx is commit ted to be the industry s preferred communication medium deliver ing meaningful content to the Min ing Community while at the same time allowing the community to engage with each other Some of VIR T ex s features that will be roll ing out in the next few months will be our proprietary Stay Connect ed Enhanced Search Launch P AD Network and Share T ake Notes Ask Questions participate in live presentations and culmi nating with attending a V irtual T rade Show Plans for the inaugural event hosted on the Mining Communi ties new VIR T ex Platform include combining the CME and CEN CAN Expo exhibitors within the V irtual Resource Expo It is our intention to enhance our client s exposure so that when they do attend the two physical events they will have had the opportunity of engaging prior to meeting in person V irtual Resource Expo Canada is scheduled for late fall 2020 The event will allow exhibitors to set up virtual booths that will showcase their products and ser vices Booths will contain video images and live interactivity so at tendees can either text or speak directly with company represen tatives Other components of the event will include a virtual job fair investment conference and tech nical presentations From day one our business was built to serve the needs of the re source sector and we have been working with some of our clients for close to three decades W e believe we owe it to them to de liver a world class event whether it be virtual or in person W e are all having to adjust and we at Canadian T radeEx are making the necessary invest ment to ensure that our custom ers have a platform to meet their clients stated Dredhart VIRT ex New V irtual Expo Platform