Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise in the House to talk about the exceptional job done by an organization in my riding, Radio CKRL 89.1.
CKRL 89.1, North America's oldest French-language radio station, is celebrating its 41st anniversary this year and continues to charm listeners. During ADISQ's recent annual gathering of music industry players in Quebec, CKRL won the community radio station of the year award.
This well-deserved victory was an awesome kick-off to the station's annual radiothon. The hugely successful event surpassed its fundraising goal, raising over $40,000.
I would like to congratulate the staff on their hard work, as well as the volunteers who get involved because they want to provide Quebeckers with radio programming that is varied, lively and in touch with the people. Once again, congratulations, and long live CKRL 89.1.