Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise on this day to congratulate Mrs. Georgina Bassett. Georgina Bassett was ordained a Minister on September 16, 2012. She is the first person of Slavey heritage to be ordained as an Anglican priest. She first became a deacon in 2009, but started her journey eight years ago.
Georgina and her husband, Steve, own and operate a fuel delivery company. She had been taking correspondence courses to study for the priesthood and plans on taking more in the future.
Mrs. Bassett was also named the Hay River Citizen of the Year for 2011. She was presented with the Alfred Mansell Award and commended for community involvement, including her volunteer work as coordinator of the Hay River Thrift Shop.
One of her dreams is to eventually build an Anglican church on the Hay River Reserve. There was one before, then it was flooded and never rebuilt due to lack of funds. I’d like to acknowledge the achievement of Mrs. Georgina Bassett.
