Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate some NWT residents who have received national recognition this year.
Fort Smith Slave River Journal was awarded the best all around newspaper from the Canadian Community Newspaper Association in its circulation category.
Dr. Curtis Brown from the South Slave Divisional Education Council was given the Canadian Association of School Administrators Award as the best school superintendent in Canada.
Sylvia Clement, a 29-year-old single mother of two, was awarded the Council of the Federation 2011 Literacy Award for her work.
Di Ann Blesse was the winner of the Canadian Teachers' Federation Outstanding Aboriginal Educator Award.
Paul Bennett, principal of Yellowknife's J.H. Sissons Schools, was chosen as one of Canada's 32 outstanding principals.
Buffalo Airways won two Gemini Awards for the reality show, Ice Pilots.
All over the vast NWT, our residents work hard to build our territory. The results are exceptional, and these national awards recognize that.