Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to talk about the celebration in Yellowknife of the arrival of summer and, soon, the longest day. It is marked by the occasion of Raven Mad Daze and the 1995 Canadian North Yellowknife Midnight Classic Golf Tournament.
Mr. Speaker, for Raven Mad Daze tonight, there will be over 70 events on the streets downtown, which is a record number. Everything from a merry-go-round to street vendors to a food fair will be there. There will be four stages with five bands and even more musicians in the talent contest. There will be entertainment for the entire family between 7:00 pm and 12:00 am on the downtown streets and I would encourage everyone to get out and take part. Hopefully, the rain gods are finished with us today and it will be a sunny evening.
The other celebration that marks this event tonight, Mr. Speaker, is the golf tournament, as I mentioned; the Midnight Classic. I would just like to make sure everyone knows that you don't have to be golfing in the tournament to go to the golf course and take part in the fun. There will be courtesy buses leaving from Ndilo and going through the town on a regular basis out to the golf course. Entertainment starts at 7:00 pm tonight with the Chief Jimmy Bruno school drummers from Rae Edzo and also appearing out there will be the Gumboots and Tracy Riley and, at midnight, the pipe band.
Mr. Speaker, I would also like to encourage people to get out and take part in the festivities at the golf course, to watch the tee-offs, ranging in time from 3:00 pm this afternoon to 3:00 am. Every three hours, there will be tee offs, as the golfers battle not only the mosquitoes but ravens, who are well-noted ball thieves. With that, Mr. Speaker, I would also like to wish best of luck to the representative who will be holding up the banner for the Legislative Assembly. I understand that our colleague, Mr. Fred Koe, will be golfing in the tournament and I know we would all like to express our best wishes to him on his success. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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