Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there is an outstanding issue regarding the construction of a gymnasium in Pelly Bay. Mr. Speaker, we are all aware of the dynamic growth in population in communities such as Pelly Bay, NWT. This justified the need for a new facility such as the gymnasium. Mr. Speaker, the plan to build a gymnasium has already been deferred several times and the community cannot afford to lose the commitment funding it presently has.

Mr. Speaker, the letter I received from the Hamlet of Pelly Bay dated October 22, 1996, indicated by the way of a resolution provided to me that the Hamlet of Pelly Bay will resume the original intent of funding, that being the construction of a community hall. Thus, elimination of a gymnasium facility from the community, Mr. Speaker. Will the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, my next-door neighbour, direct his senior staff to communicate or meet, Mr. Speaker, with the representative of the Hamlet of Pelly Bay to finalize the outstanding issue that might be needed to resolve once and for all? Thank you.