Great. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last Saturday, on February 21, 2015, I had the privilege of emceeing while Yellowknife played host to the 9th Annual Memorial Hockey Challenge in
which our fire department and our RCMP squared off in a good old-fashioned hockey game.
This annual event honours their colleagues, Yellowknife firefighters Cyril Fyfe and Kevin Olson and Hay River RCMP officer Chris Worden, who lost their lives while in service.
I am pleased to say that my legislative colleagues MLA Alfred Moses, MLA Robert Bouchard, Minister Glen Abernethy, Minister Dave Ramsay and Premier Bob McLeod were in attendance. Minister Ramsay was actually playing for the RCMP team that night and, incredibly, against all odds, didn’t require the use of a defibrillator.
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In fact, although he did score a goal, his team was unable to win that night in overtime.
Although this evening was about fallen comrades and heroes, this event was about a community coming together to help support an incredible Range Lake little boy and his family. The city has come to know the struggles of “The Incredible Malcolm” and the strength he is finding with our community’s support.
Although we know all too well the issues of cost of living, wanting better health care and other various obstacles that overwhelm us in our day-to-day activities, it is comforting to know that through all this a community can rise to the occasion and find strength to persevere. I’m proud to say this is a strong community that has done incredible things for its residents, and I’m extremely humbled by the many sponsors, donors and volunteers that give so much.
I wanted to finish by saying thank you to our men and women in uniform who keep us safe, and for our fallen heroes, we are grateful. We will never forget your sacrifice. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.