Thank you, Mr. Speaker. One of the Yellowknife Ski Club volunteers, John Stephenson -- who, for many years, was my executive assistant -- was invited to assist with trail grooming in the world championships. There were 34 Yellowknifers who recently travelled to Hay River to participate in the annual ski club races. Our participants did well in these competitions and they are looking forward to hosting several Hay River participants this coming weekend.

So races will begin at 11:00 each morning. There will be hot drinks and snacks available at the ski lodge. The club welcomes all spectators to attend these events. I have been asked to invite all MLAs, if we have any time over the weekend, to come out and have a look at our ski club.

In conclusion, I would like to give some recognition to some people who have been instrumental over the years in making the Yellowknife Ski Club a very successful operation. Coach David Sutherland for many years has coached our athletes at many levels of competition; Blair and Linda Dunbar; Fran Ramsden is the present president; Ros Smith is the vice-president; and, John Monroe is facilities coordinator, who looks after the building and the trail lights. I would like to wish all the participants at the upcoming NWT championships the best of luck, and we hope to see some MLAs out to cheer on the participants from their communities. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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