Mahsi, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, today I wish to let my colleagues know about another joyous event that happened in Inuvik on September 30th. On that day, Madam Premier and myself were participants in the grand reopening of the Inuvik Women's Transition House. This house is set up as a shelter for women, for children and for elders who have been abused or are in trouble.

Madam Speaker, the event was quite happy in that it showed again the spirit and cooperation of the citizens of Inuvik in coming together and putting together a plan of action and doing it, then following up on that plan, to reorganize and restructure a transition house that six months ago was in deep financial trouble, deep management trouble.

One of the funny events at the grand opening was, at these types of things with buildings involved, there is usually a ribbon cutting ceremony. The two individuals who were chosen to cut the ribbon were the Premier and Jessie Colton who is the executive director of the house. But instead of using scissors, Madam Speaker, these two Inuvialuit women chose to use their teeth. The picture in today's Drum shows them chomping at the ribbon. And to quote the Premier, "This is how we do things in the north." It was quite a funny event for all involved.

I would like to congratulate the board of directors of the new transition house, Jessie Colton and the staff who are working there, and the people of Inuvik, the town, the Inuvialuit, and the Gwich'in who have joined together to reorganize and restructure and manage this new home. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the old board of directors, the people who managed the home up to its closing last spring. Mahsi.

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