Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Sirius
Diamonds is a medium-sized diamond company out of Vancouver that is prepared to come north and open up a value-added component to the diamond industry here in Yellowknife. It has sought the support of the government in a variety of areas: training, employment and some other areas, like what was announced earlier today by Mr. Kakfwi. It currently has a facility in Sydney, B.C. and its ownership was noted in the House earlier today. It did a joint press conference with Mr. Kakfwi this afternoon. Sirius is committed to relocating to Yellowknife and the Northwest Territories to provide support on the value-added side of the diamond industry and will be working in conjunction with the Department of Education in relationship to the training of trainees and the Vancouver Community College, Mr. Chairman.