Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, given the robust issues of public policy and budgetary items we'll discuss this week, I would like to start the week with a positive story from my riding of Inuvik Boot Lake.
Mr. Speaker, the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation hosted a 35th annual IRC Cup this weekend in Inuvik. As always, the event was very well attended with teams of fans travelling to Inuvik from the communities in the Inuvialuit settlement region, the Beaufort Delta, and beyond. This year's A finals saw the KD Outlaws from Aklavik defeat the Inuvik Huskies. And in the B final, the Kwanlin Dun team from Whitehorse defeated the team from Paulatuk. I would like to congratulate IRC chair Duane Smith and his incredible group of volunteers for once again hosting an amazing event. This year's event included not only great hockey, but cultural events and traditional food were made available throughout the weekend.
This year's event, Mr. Speaker, was also attended by the ITK president Natan Obed. He not only took part in the opening ceremonies, but he suited up and played with the KD Outlaws. He celebrated his birthday on Sunday, and a packed house serenaded him with a happy birthday; a nice memory to be sure to go along with his victory in the A final.
Mr. Speaker, as well, the Inuvik Curling Centre sent 27 junior curling athletes as well as six chaperones and coaches recently to the annual Rock and Rings curling event in Yellowknife. The Rocks and Rings curling event is held annually in Yellowknife and has three age categories, U-12, U-15, and U-20. It also runs a U-15 doubles event as well as a U-20 doubles curling event.
I am proud to say, Mr. Speaker, that Inuvik swept all five events and took ten of the 15 available podium positions. The winners in the U-12 were Sierra Scheiwiller, Miguel Castillo-Drescher, and Mairy Kingmiagtug-Devlin. The under 15 was Jasper Willkomm, Jacob Robertson, Atticus Willkomm, and Jett Etter. Under 20, Reese Wainman, Alex Testart-Campbell, Brooke Smith, Tamara Bain. Under 15, in the doubles, Jacob Robertson, Atticus Willkomm. And under 20 doubles was Alex Testart-Campbell and Tamara Bain. Names.
I would like to congratulate all the junior curling coaches in Inuvik for the outstanding dedication to the sport, and it's great to see that their hard work has paid dividends, Mr. Speaker.
Mr. Speaker, this weekend also hosted the annual Canadian North bonspiel in Inuvik, a curling bonspiel. This event was also well attended, and the champions this year were Skip Mark Robertson, Tyanna Bain, Kevin McLeod, and Grant Convey. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.