Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today, I just want to say thank you to all the sponsors, participants and organizers, especially all of the community members of Deninu Kue who put together a successful old-timers tournament over the past weekend. It was nice to see many friends from the surrounding communities of Fort Smith, Hay River, Kakisa and Fort Providence come to Deninu Kue to take part in this first annual old-timers hockey tournament.

Mr. Speaker, these types of events bring a community together not just to ensure that the tournament can be successful, but, more importantly, to build pride amongst the general population in themselves so people can proudly pat each other on the back and say that they did it together.

Mr. Speaker, I hope that this is only the beginning of something that will be ongoing for our community, getting organized on an idea, inviting friends to participate, having fun, making new friends and celebrating the successes. This was accomplished last weekend, Mr. Speaker. I say to my constituents, congratulations. Keep up the good work toward community cooperation and camaraderie. I look forward to participating in similar upcoming community events. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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