Thank you, Mr. Speaker, first of all I would like to welcome everyone back to the Legislature. I hope you all had a good summer as we did. I would like to say, Mr. Speaker, that during this summer we were told often about some sad pieces of news from my community. However, these items I considered seriously with a view for the future.

Last week one of my constituents Jimmy Kanatsiaq passed away following a hard battle with cancer. Jimmy had left his wife Hannah and six children. He was only 51 at his death. He had relatives however, in Hall Beach, like so many families in many of the regions they have relatives in a number of towns which are far apart and sometimes they cannot see each other for many years.

I was asked to assist Hannah and her family to return to Hall Beach. However, it was not possible to arrange any assistance through the government departments, although I did request assistance. But it was the people in my constituency in Arctic Bay and the people of Hall Beach and the people of Repulse Bay which is the town where Jimmy Kanatsiaq was born and raised. These people helped to solve the problem. They all worked together and contributed money until the airfare for the entire family was raised for them to go to Hall Beach. All of this was done in a week's time and the family has now been moved back to Hall Beach.

Mr. Speaker, I ask for unanimous consent to conclude my statement.