Debates of March 7, 2005 (day 50)

March
7
2005
Day
50
Speaker
Paul Delorey
Word
Members Present
ITEM 1: PRAYER
Assembly Members
Topics
Committee Motion 27-15(3) Recommendation To Develop Plan To Address Absence Of Policing Services In Small Communities, Carried
Committee Motion 28-15(3) Recommendation That Funding For Remand Unit For South Mackenzie Correctional Centre Be Reinstated, Carried
Member’s Statement On Affirmative Action Policy And Human Rights Act Inconsistencies
Member’s Statement On Affirmative Action Policy Application To The Management Assignment Program
Member’s Statement On Breast Cancer “Run For Our Lives” Fundraising Event
Member’s Statement On Closure Of The South Mackenzie Correctional Centre Remand Unit
Member’s Statement On Condolences On The Recent Passing Of Tuktoyaktuk Elders
Member’s Statement On Flight Of Dreams For The Children’s Wish Foundation
Member’s Statement On Hockey Night In Deline
Member’s Statement On Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Office In Hay River
Member’s Statement On Muskrat Trapping Season
Member’s Statement On New Swimming Pool For Fort Simpson
Minister’s Statement 104-15(3): Social Workers Week
Minister’s Statement 105-15(3): Premier Absent From The House
Question 552-15(3): Federal University And College Entrance Program
Question 553-15(3): GNWT Position Reductions
Question 554-15(3): Affirmative Action Barriers To Employment
Question 555-15(3): Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Office
Question 556-15(3): GNWT Affirmative Action Policy
Question 557-15(3): Income Support For Disabled Persons
Question 558-15(3): GNWT Affirmative Action Policy
Question 559-15(3): University And College Entrance Funding For Metis Students
Question 560-15(3): GNWT Casual And Term Employees
Question 561-15(3): NWT Affirmative Action Advisory Committee
Question 562-15(3): Taxation Of Grants To Aboriginal Students
Tabled Document 120-15(3): Public Service Growth - 1999 To 2004
Statements

Member’s Statement On Hockey Night In Deline

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise slowly. For the past 24 hours, I have played some dynamite hockey in the birthplace of Canada: in Deline.

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Mr. Speaker, today I want to acknowledge the hard work that people in Deline did. The volunteers organized a successful event. The hand games were enjoyed by many people. There were many people from the Sahtu communities, Yellowknife and Tli Cho communities. They were there participating. They had family events. It showed by the volunteers being there, their dedicated time and determination, made it a successful event. It was a huge success in Deline.

The hockey games were wonderful. Actually, we had the CBC crew up there filming. They are willing to do a story on the birthplace of hockey and see what can be done about it. I am looking forward to this government seeing if it can help in any way to recognize Deline as the birthplace of Canadian hockey where it should be, up here in the Northwest Territories.

Mr. Speaker, a couple of the elders were talking about the people who were floating on the ice up in Deline in 1825. So there is history to it. I am waiting for the CBC report to come out. I am really looking forward to this government and to the Minister of MACA to see if he could provide any leadership in terms of putting some tourism attractions to the birthplace of hockey in the Northwest Territories. Truly, it will be hockey night in Canada up in Deline on Great Bear Lake.

Hockey night in Deline, Mr. Speaker. I look forward to that. I look forward to going back into Deline. I want to thank all the volunteers for their hard work. My heart goes out to them because I have seen the work they have done. I know there are volunteers in all the communities. They do hard work, and they do good work. It makes the event good. Those people work hard. My hat is off to all of the volunteers in the Northwest Territories for making communities successful in these kinds of events. Mahsi.

---Applause