Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, manufacturing of retail and wholesale goods in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut has been supported by this government and previous Assemblies. The private sector, which is the primary vehicle for new job creation and the main ingredient for a successful economy in the north, is worthwhile speaking about. The resource harvesting has been at the forefront of this type of economic activity. Hay River and Yellowknife have been the primary centres for the manufacturing of secondary goods in the Northwest Territories.
Over the past several years, local companies in Nunavut have begun to create, produce and manufacture retail goods for sale in the Northwest Territories and southern markets. The creation of world-class outerwear from seal and other northern furs has begun in earnest with Arctic Creations and DJ Sensations in Iqaluit. Frobuild Construction is producing building trusses, steel frame studs and sewage tanks, to name some of their products being manufactured in Iqaluit in the north.
Today, Mr. Speaker, I would like to introduce to the House a new product being produced and bottled in Iqaluit. Peterson & Auger have been producing Coca Cola products in the north for a long time and over the last two years have opened up a plant in Iqaluit. The company has seen the success bottled water has had in the market place and has invested considerable resources to develop a truly northern Nunavut bottled water, Arctic Chiller. This product is exceptional in its clarity and its purity. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Peterson & Auger and Mr. Jack Walker for their confidence in Nunavut and Iqaluit. I wish them much success with Arctic Chiller and other locally developed and manufactured goods in Nunavut. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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