Thank you, Mr. Speaker, welcome back. Welcome back to my honourable colleagues. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the residents of Tuktoyaktuk, I wish to thank Members of the Standing Committee on Infrastructure for taking the time to visit the community of Tuktoyaktuk on September 25 to September 27 of this year.
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Mr. Speaker, the purpose of this community visit was to assist Members of the committee to comprehend and familiarize themselves with capital project funding requests related to infrastructure development in this particular community. The committee Members, Mr. Picco, Mr. Barnabas, Mr. Henry, Mr. Ootes and myself, met with the Hamlet Council and had the opportunity to tour the development sites related to the shoreline erosion protection project which is considered very important to this community's future existence.
Mr. Speaker, at a community gathering, committee Members had an opportunity to meet many of the residents of Tuktoyaktuk on a more informal basis. I also wish to thank the Minister of MACA, Ms. Thompson for taking the time during the week of October 7, 1998 to meet with the Hamlet Council of Tuktoyaktuk and discuss future funding for municipal capital projects.
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I hope she found her visit very beneficial to her and her department and will again have the opportunity in the near future to tour other communities in my riding of Nunakput such as Paulatuk and Sachs Harbour. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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