Mr. Speaker, today is National Be a Fan Day, and you will note many of the Members wearing red laces in support of Special Olympics NWT.
The Law Enforcement Torch Run Raises Funds Through Their Three Annual Fundraising Activities: the Herc Pull, the Polar Plunge and the Convoy for a Cause. This dedicated group of volunteers raises enough funding every year to cover 50 percent of the Special Olympics NWT’s costs.
Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Item 3, Members’ statements. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Blake.
MEMBER’S STATEMENT ON
ELDER CARE FACILITY
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It has been almost two years since this government closed the Joe Greenland Centre in Aklavik to elders who cannot live independently. Now there’s a lineup of elders waiting to get into the facility in Inuvik, which serves the entire Beaufort-Delta.
Thank you, Mr. Blake. The honourable Member for Hay River North, Mr. Bouchard.
MEMBER’S STATEMENT ON
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Since early Monday morning, the Hay River area has been seeing some extreme weather conditions. Each of the past three nights, the area has seen three to six inches of heavy, wet snow. This has been causing problems with power lines, roads, airports and highways.
A Complete Staff Is Working Day And Night. More Crews Will Be Sent In If Required. The Town Of Hay River Has Been Working Every Morning Starting At 4:00 a.m., working as long as the crews can work. Andrew Cassidy has indicated that every road in the community has been touched by a piece of equipment once, and now they are working, hopefully in the next day or two, to get most of the snow removed. As he indicated, the snow is extremely wet and extremely heavy. The town has also contracted out extra equipment to deal with this extra snowfall.
Thank you, Mr. Bouchard. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.
