Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As my colleague indicated, we had the honour of attending the 2013 Chamber of Commerce gala in Hay River on Friday night. Typically this is one of the big events of the year in Hay River, where the Citizen of the Year is named. This Citizen of the Year is Lilian Crook. Lilian Crook is a long-time Hay River resident. She’s a valuable asset to the community of Hay River. She does a great deal of volunteering in the community. She is the leader of the Hay River Persons with Disabilities and she’s the successful award winner of this year’s Citizen of the Year.

During this awards presentation they also recognized Customer Service Person of the Year and this year’s recipient is Steve Campbell. Steve can be seen at the Hay River town pool assisting all of the people that are there, a very enthusiastic young individual. The town should be proud of a staff member like that.

I’d like to at this time take an opportunity, on behalf of the chamber and my colleague Mrs. Groenewegen, to thank the Minister of ITI and Transportation, Mr. Ramsay, for attending the gala and coming down to Hay River for the event. I’d also like to send out congratulations to all the award winners of the Queen’s Jubilee. I’d like to thank the chamber themselves and the hardworking individuals who helped make this a successful event. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.