Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announced the release of two new Internet resources. SikSik -- which is Education, Culture and Employment's presence on the World Wide Web -- has expanded to cover career development as well as literacy and adult basic education.

The career development site provides information that individuals, employers, communities and department staff can use in career and employment development. The site highlights departmental programs, services and resources. It also includes information on the NWT labour market, employment initiatives in key sectors such as mining, and training opportunities. People using the site are able to link directly to the regional career centres, the northern colleges and Can Work Net. Can Work Net is a national partnership that provides information about the job market and career planning.

The literacy and adult basic education site provides users with information on literacy in the workplace and the community, as well as aboriginal languages literacy. Funding procedures for community literacy projects in the Territories, descriptions of current projects, and links to other resources are also included.

Education, Culture and Employment's strategic plan outlines the key role that information technology will play in improving educational services to northerners and developing community learning networks. Adding information about career development, literacy and adult basic education to SikSik is an important step in supplying vital information to people and communities.

Mr. Speaker, later on in this session, I will provide more information about how the department is supporting the development of new uses for computers in the classroom. Thank you.