Peace, river, south yeah. Thank you.

My wife, my wife, would want to know why I'm looking around the gallery, because she's not here.

Take a moment to pause for that, but that was beautiful. Thank you very much. For I'm glad I was able to witness that, but for my points today, which won't be able to top that by any means. This last weekend was the first time since covet 19 pandemic started where the south peace oil means association was able to hold their annual lobster fest and fundraiser in dawson creek. That's right in the heart of the oil patch on the east side of the rockies.

Here in british columbia, we had lobster in uh in dawson creek now granted they had to fly in over 500 of them from the east coast for this special fundraiser, but it really showed that our community was eager to get out. They were ready to have a fun night, have some great food and, more importantly, raise funds for our community with the south peace oilmen. So, unfortunately, I did have tickets for that event, and I ended up having to stay here in victoria.

I know my lobster did not go to waste, though the south peace oilmen's association was registered in 1991 as a not-for-profit society, and the purpose originally was for the organization to have a social network for those who got out supported and worked in the oil and gas sector.

But it very quickly worked into a not-for-profit society, working and volunteering to raise money and funds for the people in our community. They provide a christmas tree every single year for our light up. They've raised money for our water slide for a walking path for our ski hill. They donate to minor hockey the south peace, motorsports association, hospital foundation, stars ambulance, child development center, just to name a few.

It's an amazing organization- and I want to thank all the people involved, the south peace oilmens in my region, for the support they have for our not-for-profits for our region and what they're doing to give back people like president alan armstrong, brian crop murray, pratt, jeff, stanhope, curtis and kathy york, jim inkster and the ever busy paul javatkov. Thank you to all of them who help and volunteer their time for the people. In my region, thank you.