Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I have the pleasure of greeting two Grade 6 classes from Princess Alexandra School, along with teachers and chaperones who have come from Hay River on a fieldtrip to visit the Legislative Assembly.

These students have been studying government as part of their curriculum, and have been learning in the classroom about the various levels of government: federal, territorial and municipal. The students prepared for this trip with a classroom visit from my colleague Mr. Delorey and myself, along with an outing to the town hall where they performed role playing, and now, to top things off, they are visiting with us today to witness the territorial government in action.

The Grade 6 teachers Kim Ivanko and Janine Pushie have taken this opportunity while session is sitting to teach the students by giving them a firsthand view of what government does and how it operates in the Legislative Assembly. The group arrived by bus yesterday. They have visited the Prince of Wales Museum, where they enjoyed a scavenger hunt; from there they toured the Buffalo School of Aviation, and then off to the Ruth Inch Memorial Pool for swimming and pizza. This morning they had a bus tour of the Old Town.

I'd like to thank Commissioner Glenna Hansen who made a presentation to the students while they had lunch in our caucus room. I'd also like to thank Premier Kakfwi and yourself, Mr. Speaker, for helping us with a group photo in the Chamber over the lunch hour. I'd like to thank Joe Gagnier from Ile Holdings and Frontier Coachlines for being their bus driver for this trip. I'd like to thank the Elk's Club of Hay River who sponsored the cost of the bus trip. The pool and pizza last night was sponsored by Northland Utilities.

I'd also like to thank the parents, most notably one parent, Wendy Morgan -- her son Mikey is in one of the classes -- who helped coordinate the trip. I would also like to thank the Pentecostal Church for allowing the use of their facilities to sleep in.

Also, I want to thank public affairs officer Pam Colquhoun for her help with the tour of the Legislative Assembly. I would lastly like to thank the Grade 6 teachers for their efforts in bringing their students to Yellowknife. We welcome the visitors and the chaperones today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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