Madam Speaker, Florence Tetreault is a wonderful 103-year-old woman who was born in the beautiful community of St. Brieux, Saskatchewan, located in my riding of Yorkton—Melville. Florence has been in the news a lot lately. As it turns out, at the age of 103 she is still regularly attending mass and playing bridge. She even offers her services as a seamstress to the other residents in her retirement community.
Florence is not alone in her youthful zeal for embracing life past 100. According to Statistics Canada data, the number of Saskatchewan residents who are celebrating their 100th birthday has almost doubled since 2001. Many of the seniors in my riding attribute this to their healthy lifestyle, their positive, forward-thinking attitude, and, of course, the wonderful carbon-free air in Saskatchewan. I guess we could just say that Saskatchewan is the fountain of youth, the Okinawa Island of Canada.