Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Inuvik has a long history with the Ingamo Hall Friendship Centre. The Ingamo Hall Friendship Centre has seen and been faced with many continued cuts over the past few years. These cuts have affected the way they offer programs and services for the community and surrounding communities. Last year they gave up the Alcohol and Drug Program due to the continuous cuts. Ingamo Hall could not offer this program effectively with the amount of funds they were given. The Literacy Program is another program that Ingamo Hall offers in the community and each year the funding is being cut. This past year Ingamo has had to fund raise over $40,000 to carry this program. This is another program they may have to let go if the funding is not secured. The Ingamo Hall also operates an HIV/AIDS awareness project that is currently funded through Health Canada. This project receives $45,000 a year to operate. Once again, these limited funds prevent them from offering a viable program. Mr. Speaker, we know that many groups, organizations and individuals throughout the Northwest Territories have had to deal with reductions. It has made ongoing difficulties for volunteers to continue to provide the level of programs they once were able to do. Mr. Speaker, we have heard on many occasions how volunteers wear thin after a while and there are few people to take over the places once those people move on. I urge this government to look through its budgets to try and find some available funding to help out these groups because it is these groups that help out the children and families on the lower income scales. We have heard so much about them in this forum. I urge my Cabinet colleagues to review what they can and try and find some appropriate funding so we can ensure the people of the territories have an equal opportunity to receive help that will benefit them in the long run. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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