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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Buffalo Airways and 56 years of service here in the Northwest Territories. For more than half a century, Northerners have relied on Buffalo to deliver everything from freight to fuel, carrying passengers, parcels, and provisions to communities and remote operations across this vast territory. 56 years ago, few could have known Buffalo would grow from a small operator to an iconic institution. In those early days, both the company and the communities it served were still taking shape. But Joe McBryan knew one certainty - that aviation would always be essential here. And as Buffalo helped connect and build our territory, it grew into the company we know today.

That is how Buffalo Airways became a northern institution that reflects our ruggedness, resilience, and resolve to thrive in some of the most challenging conditions in the world. It also reflects a uniquely northern spirit of versatility. Where else do freight carriers also fight forest fires? This fact speaks to a deeper commitment, meeting the needs of communities no matter the challenge.

Yet when aviation enthusiasts around the world may delight when Joe or Mikey fires up the piston engines of a DC-3, these are not air show antiques; they are working tools in the hands of skilled pilots. Seeing WWII-era aircraft operating alongside modern jetliners at our airport are not a curiosity; they are part of everyday life. And for Buffalo, this is no hobby, Mr. Speaker, but a duty to service they have long committed to provide.

Colleagues, please join me in congratulating Buffalo Airways on their incredible contributions to the North. Their legacy is one of service, skill, and enduring commitment. Even as we speak, their pilots are in the air, their crews are on the ramp, and their engineers are keeping the fleet running, work that remains in constant motion as it always has and always will, hopefully, for generations to come. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.