Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As the MLA for Nahendeh, today I would like to take the opportunity to honour one of my young constituents, Christopher Stipdonk of Fort Simpson. On June 2nd, the Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation announced the winning laureates from across Canada, and among those honoured was Christopher. This Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation has honoured students from across Canada who have demonstrated that they care about the world around them by demonstrating community services, economic excellence, leadership and innovation.
Christopher is one of two laureates selected from the Northwest Territories and he is currently a Grade 12 student in Thomas Simpson School who, I mentioned the other day, was one of the graduates last Saturday in the ceremony. He also was very active as an athlete. He represented the Northwest Territories in badminton at the Arctic Winter Games in Greenland and also represented the Northwest Territories at soccer in the Canada Summer Games. When Christopher's coach and friend, Scott McAdam, died suddenly last year, Christopher organized a fundraiser run. This event captured the hearts of the community and raised substantial funds to help alleviate the immediate financial worries of the coach's family.
Christopher is very active in Fort Simpson, in sports and in the community. He is also interested in a lot of things: the personal pleasures of reading, music, travelling and a variety of sports. Christopher would like to eventually become a physical education teacher, and is looking forward to beginning his university education in the fall. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
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