Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the outstanding volunteer efforts of Mr. Philip Graham of Minden, which is located in my riding of Haliburton—Victoria—Brock.
Mr. Graham has volunteered his time for 50 years to weather reporting for Environment Canada. On the rare days he has not been able to record the weather readings, his wife Jane or a close friend has recorded the information.
Environment Canada has a network of nearly 2,000 volunteer weather watchers such as Mr. Graham who help keep an important historical record of weather conditions across the country. Few if any have been keeping an eye on the weather as long as Mr. Graham, a retired Ontario Hydro employee.
Congratulations, Philip, and thank you for your valued contribution to important historical information for Canada.