Merci beaucoup, Mr. Speaker. It's been a busy session, a very productive one in many areas, and, in other areas perhaps not quite as productive as some Members might have liked, but our business goes on.

My message today is for my constituents as we close a summer season in the North and go into the winter. We are reminded of so many things that we do enjoy that are

unique to living in the North and in Yellowknife, so many of the winter recreational pursuits, in our business and in our volunteer organizations, and I wanted to wish my constituents all the best with those. I want to remind my constituents that with Remembrance Day coming up in a few weeks, Mr. Speaker, and in this, the Year of the Veteran, as we should every year, make a special effort to commemorate the fallen and those who have sacrificed for our country and our freedom.

Mr. Speaker, I am also reminded of one of the great northern events that will be coming up next year, the Arctic Winter Games, to be hosted in Alaska. I want to wish all those athletes, volunteers, and coaches, all the very best in their endeavours. I understand the regional competitions are going to be starting up in the very near future, so we are already underway to another exciting season of Arctic Winter Games.

Mr. Speaker, I also want to leave my constituents with the very firm and clear message, that one of the messages at the very top of my agenda and other MLAs' has been the future of the residential treatment program for young children here in Yellowknife. That is a project that is still at the top of my agenda for those staff and those families, who have pursued that, and certainly for the 700 people who signed the petition for that great endeavour. Their project remains very much alive on my agenda. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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