Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise in the House today to pay tribute to two of my constituents: Ivan Traill and Velda Bradley of Neepawa, Manitoba.
Ivan was awarded the Community Service Award. This former school principal started the student exchange program and the Fulford ski trail and worked on both the 1976 and 1992 summer games. He served on the elder hostel program and on the building committee for the Neepawa United Church. Ivan also helped bring cable television to Neepawa and is very active with the local access channel 12.
Velda received the Citizen of the Year Award. She is well known for her pastoral work throughout St. Dominic's Roman Catholic Church and very active in the Neepawa Ministerial Association.
Both these individuals deserve congratulations for their efforts. They have shown that one of the greatest rewards a person can achieve comes with the satisfaction of helping others.