Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to acknowledge that Arctic College students and staff throughout the Northwest Territories are celebrating Arctic College Week from November 16 to November 21.

Arctic College Week is held to emphasize the value of post-secondary education and to inform people in the Northwest Territories of the opportunities available to them through the college. It is also intended to draw attention to the achievements of Arctic College and the benefit of college programs to northern communities.

This year the theme of the Arctic College Week is "partnership" and it is a theme especially relevant to the experience of Arctic College here in the north, Mr. Speaker. The college works with many different northern organizations to provide educational training and services to adults. Many of the programs offered through Arctic College are only possible with the cooperative sponsorship of third party clients.

To acknowledge the partnerships between communities of the north and Arctic College each campus and community learning centre has planned a variety of public awareness activities. At this time I would like to thank all of the organizations and communities in the Northwest Territories which support Arctic College programs and activities.

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