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From YouTube: MARCH 9 2022 Statements Dan Davies
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
peace,
river,
north
thanks
honorable
speaker,
british
columbia
has
a
world-class
champion
professional
dog
racing
team.
Sorry
kennel
in
the
town
of
fort
nelson
streeper
kennels
was
established
in
the
early
1970s.
Typically,
they
would
have
a
kennel
of
about
130
dogs
and
raise
around
50
puppies
a
year.
It
takes
about
two
years
for
a
puppy
to
develop
into
a
racing
dog,
and
during
that
time
they
require
an
incredible
amount
of
attention
until
they
become
a
professional
racer.
A
Long-Time
resident
buddy
streeper
has
been
racing
since
he
was
16
years
old
and
comes
from
a
family
of
sled
dog
racers.
It
was
his
father's
passion,
buddy's
passion,
in
fact
his
whole
family's
passion,
buddy's
wife,
lena,
has
also
been
a
very
successful
sled
dogger
she's
had
many
races
with
many
wins
under
her
belt
as
well,
and
recently,
their
daughters,
elva
and
clara
streeper
have
placed
in
the
junior
north
american
championship.
A
In
north
pole,
alaska
buddy
has
raced
hundreds
of
times
and
bred
upwards
of
a
thousand
dogs
over
that
time
from
his
kennels
located
just
outside
of
fort
nelson.
His
racing
season
typically
runs
from
january
to
april,
and
he
jams
as
many
competitions
in
as
he
can
over
that
time,
usually
around
12
or
14,
but
as
many
as
20.,
however,
like
everything
covet,
has
interrupted
that
quite
a
bit
over
the
last
couple
of
years.
A
Now,
the
big
news,
mr
speaker,
is
I'd
like
to
congratulate
buddy
streeper
and
his
18
dogs
for
winning
his
ninth
fur
rendezvous
open
world
champion
sled
dog
race
in
anchorage
alaska.
Recently,
this
race
puts
sprint
mushing
teams
against
each
other
over
three
days
for
a
total
of
75
miles,
starting
downtown
anchorage
the
course
lined
with
thousands
of
spectators
winds
through
the
city,
the
forest,
the
streets
and
ends
up
back
downtown.
A
With
this
win.
Streeper
is
just
one
fur
randy
title
away
from
tying
the
current
record
of
10,
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
next
year's
results.
So,
on
behalf
of
this
house,
my
riding
british
colombians
and
canadians
well
done
buddy,
I'm
representing
canada.
Thank
you.