Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to start by sending greetings back to my wife and all my children. I have so many. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I could make reference to the Bible on that but I will not. It says, those who are plentiful are blessed. Mr. Speaker, I would like to in my Member's statement discuss the issue of the high
temperature system in Inuvik. This utilidor system, for quite some time, has been a concern to the residents of Inuvik, with the cost of the system and the bills we have to pay. Mr. Speaker, I am glad to say and I am almost shocked to say that I have good news for the community of Inuvik, and contractors that would benefit from this.
The Financial Management Board has seen fit to see that this system does need repair and work. I am glad that some funding will be sent this way, so I am thankful to the government. I will be following this up with a letter to the mayor of my community, as well as other representatives for the community of Inuvik, and inform them of the positive situation we may find ourselves in and that we will finally be able to take care of the high temperature situation in Inuvik that we can provide for residents and, hopefully, reduce the cost of the facility and the delivery of services in the community. Once again, I would like to thank the government for favourably looking at this proposal and I am sure that this money committed for 1998 will go a long way in repairing the system.
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