Thank you. I did not want to mention all the Ministers' names right away, so I could get consent.

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Northern celebrities include Government Leader Nellie Cournoyea, Education Minister Titus Allooloo, MP Ethel Blondin, and Chris Brodeur, chairman of the Arctic College Board of Governors. The roster also includes Joe "Pinto" Dragon, who is originally from Fort Smith and will attend his first Pittsburgh Penguins hockey training camp this August. Two young women from Fort Providence, Melanie Thom and Lorna Nadli, won an essay contest sponsored by the Department of Education. They will travel back home with the celebrities from Yellowknife and Fort Simpson, where they are attending high school.

Each Gzowski tournament has a poet laureate, who writes a poem about the event, This year's NWT tournament will feature two authors, Tim Wynne-Jones and northern author Michael Kusugak.

The community of Fort Providence is very pleased to have an opportunity to host one of Mr. Gzowski's tournaments and to give visitors an opportunity to experience true northern hospitality. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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