Madam Speaker, I have been asked by some of the people from Fort Good Hope -- mostly the old people, the elders of the community -- to mention three

people they wanted to have recognized in some form. So I have chosen to mention them in this House.

It's a recognition for the extremely hard work, long hours that three individuals put in during the long, cold spell that many of us -- especially people in the smaller communities -- endured, particularly in the month of January when we had a few weeks of minus 40 degree weather.

These three individuals: George Voudrack, Francis Erutse, and Alfred Masuzumi, were three people who made an extraordinary effort to check on all the old people of Good Hope and other people who didn't have the capacity to make sure they had enough wood to make it through this cold spell. I think many people were not prepared for it.

These three individuals pushed themselves to the limit every day, from morning until quite late at night, with their machines and their equipment to make sure that everybody had enough wood to survive. I think, very often, some of us forget living in a place like Yellowknife that there are still people who struggle daily just to make sure they have enough food and wood to provide for themselves. So for that reason I wanted to make special mention of them, at the request of many people from Good Hope. Thank you.

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