Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on the issue of the Inuvik Regional Health Board. Mr. Speaker, it has been brought into light, in this forum as well as in the news, the concerns within the Inuvik region on what is happening. Mr. Speaker, I want to let Members know here, as well as in the public, that the Inuvik Regional Health Board is doing a good job. They provide quality health care. Mr. Speaker, it has been mentioned that Yellowknife has better services. I would like to remind Members that many of the specialists who operate out of Yellowknife travel to Inuvik to hold clinics and provide services for the people of the Inuvik region. Mr. Speaker, the Inuvik Regional Health Board has not been without controversy at times. We have undergone some major changes. At one point, there were 16 board members, which made it very difficult to do many things and get on with business. Since then, it has been changed where organizations such as the Inuvialuit, the Gwich'in, the Sahtu, the Towns of Inuvik and Norman Wells, have representation to represent their interests on the health board. From there, Mr. Speaker, we have come a long way in providing and making sure that services are provided in the Inuvik region are done so to the best of their ability. Mr. Speaker, when we had an opportunity to hear the concerns from the NWT Medical Association, it was pointed out, in a discussion I had with one of the representatives, that Inuvik Regional Health Board is an example of how health boards should be operated. I take that as good news and as a positive note that the Inuvik Regional Health Board has been operating under some difficult conditions. I am still waiting for information that I had asked for on the funding levels they were given, in light of some of the restraints that were placed on them by previous Cabinets. I would like to say to the Members and to the public that, indeed, the Inuvik Regional Health Board, in my eyes, has been doing a good job in some difficult times. Not without controversy, but they have moved ahead and are providing service to the best of their ability. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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