Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today it gives me great pride and honour to stand up in this House and recognize the achievements of two athletes from Fort Smith, Meika MacDonald, and Jonathan Kurszewski. This weekend, they were recognized as the senior male and female athletes of the year for the Northwest Territories for their accomplishments. For Meika, in the area of Arctic sports, where she has held gold records for a number of years which are of an international nature and for Jonathan Kurszewski, who has track and field records, both territorially and is nationally ranked across Canada. I think he has very realistic chances of being in the upcoming Olympics. I would like to extend my congratulations to them. They are fine role models for young people in the north. They have certainly done their families proud, as well as the community of Fort Smith. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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