Mr. Speaker, as Minister responsible for alcohol and drug services, I wish to inform the Members of this Assembly that a unique international conference, "Keeping the Circle Strong in Northern Communities" will be held in Yellowknife, November 22 to November 25, 1993.
The conference is sponsored by Northern Addiction Services, with funding from the federal government and the territorial Department of Social Services. The conference agenda will focus on issues of solvent abuse, fetal alcohol syndrome, suicide and addictions; all of which affect each and every one of the communities we serve.
During this conference, the capital city of the Northwest Territories will be host to people from all across the NWT, as well as delegates from the rest of Canada, the United States and as far away as Norway.
Mr. Speaker, through you, I would like to invite my colleagues to join me in commending the efforts of Northern Addiction Services and its program committee for taking the initiative in putting together such an important and innovative conference.
By joining me, this will acknowledge a strong and unified commitment on our part to resolving the difficult and perplexing problems of solvent abuse, fetal alcohol syndrome, suicide and addictions. Qujannamiik.
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