Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, over the last couple of years I have witnessed Members in this House stand and talk about some of the elders or statesmen in their communities, and they have had one thing in common. They had all passed away. I find that a little disappointing when the bouquets that are meant to go to people are not around to receive them.
I would like to change that. I would like to speak about someone who is very much alive in our community. That individual is the chief administrator for the City of Yellowknife, Doug Lagore, who came to Yellowknife in 1987 and has been the administrator ever since. I know Mr. Todd would probably take note when I mention that Mr. Lagore initiated pay equity in the City of Yellowknife in the early 1990s. He built a strong team through a difficult time. There was a strike when he arrived, and so he built a very strong team of management and an excellent working relationship with the union. Organizations that this individual is involved with; he is director of the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators; he is on various committees of international city managers; he is the founding member of the Association of Municipal Administrators of the NWT; he is chairman of the Employee Benefits Program; he is also the secretary treasurer of the Arctic Winter Games Association and is vice-president of the Arctic Winter Games.
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