Mr. Speaker, the Nunavut Snow Challenge will take place on March 27. The round trip Iqaluit to Kimmirut snowmobile race is a gruelling 320 kilometre race which attracts some of the most experienced northern snowmobile racers in Nunavut and from other parts of Canada.
Racing across the sea ice on Frobisher Bay, the participants then brave the mountain passes of Katannilik Park and the riverbeds of Soper River.
Promoting the City of Iqaluit, the Hamlet of Kimmirut and the Katannilik Territorial Park, the Nunavut Snow Challenge has seen a 300% sponsorship increase in the past three years.
During the national broadcast on TSN and OLN, tourism in Nunavut will be promoted, which will have an important economic impact on local communities. A concert with Canada's “The Northern Pikes” will take place the night prior to the event.
I ask members to watch for the Nunavut Snow Challenge, produced by Nunavut Productions, airing on TSN and OLN April 17 and 18.