Mr. Speaker, let this House acknowledge and honour three young heroes from Newfoundland and Labrador. Seven-year-old Dimitri Strangemore and his younger brother, Brendan, last week saved the life of a classmate of theirs, seven-year-old Christa Simms, when Christa found herself trapped and in trouble after falling into a snow hole that had buried her alive.
The two brothers, after realizing what had happened, kept calm and cool-headed under pressure. One boy dug down and held up Christa's head and talked to her constantly to keep her calm while his younger brother ran to get help.
Thanks to them, officers with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the St. Anthony volunteer fire rescue were able to complete the rescue that Dimitri and Brendan had started. Christa was safe.
These two boys are our local heroes, as is young Christa herself, who managed to stay calm in the face of impending danger.
Education week begins next week in Newfoundland and Labrador and the theme this year is “Celebrating our Heroes”. We have to look no further than to Dimitri and to Brendan Strangemore and to young Christa Simms herself, as young heroes we can all be proud of.