Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon. Mr. Speaker, this is Career Week across Canada. The Department of Education, Culture and Employment, in partnership with the Canada Career Consortium, encourages everyone to get involved. Career planning programs and services are available through ten career centres across the Northwest Territories. Staff at these centres work with schools, colleges, employers, other government departments and community organizations to ensure programs and services meet needs in every community. These centres have a wealth of information to help people plan and pursue a career. I encourage everyone to drop into their local career centre and check it out. School and college counsellors and adult educators can also help with career planning. On the Internet you can visit the career development website. The address, siksik.learnnet.nt.ca, is on the career development bookmarks placed at each Member's desk today.

Events across the Northwest Territories this week will promote career awareness and the importance of career planning. For example, winning entries in the department's My Dream Job contest will be on display in the Great Hall next week. Prizes include job shadowing opportunities, t-shirts, mugs, mouse pads and other prizes donated by northern employers. As many of you are aware, yesterday was Take a Child to Work Day across the Northwest Territories and Canada. Resource kits were sent to all schools, colleges, career centres and community learning centres to help plan local career week activities. The resource kits include suggested career week activities, a list of career development resources, a list of community partners and other contacts, promotional items, posters and copies of the career planning tabloids NWT Career Scopes and Canada Prospects. Mr. Speaker, I encourage northerners to get involved in Career Week activities and to get more information on career planning and the opportunities that are out there. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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