Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the month of October this year Fort Smith is celebrating it's status of a town which it has had for the last 30 years.
In the last 30 years, Mr. Speaker, Fort Smith has moved from a small government run community to a strong self-confident, tax-based municipality that is economically sound. Like other communities, we are experiencing the effects of government down-sizing, however, that does not, and should not, detract from all that Fort Smith has accomplished in the last 30 years. I would like to hope and wish that the next 30 years are as progressive for the town of Fort Smith as the first 30 have been.
Needless to say, Mr. Speaker, given this momentous occasion, I am glad to say that Fort Smith is a place I am very proud to call home. Thank you very much.