STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
Grand Opening of Mennonite Heritage Village
Mr. Wall: — Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On last Sunday I had the great
privilege of attending the grand opening of the Mennonite Heritage
Village site in Swift Current. I’d like to take this opportunity
to congratulate the many volunteers who had the vision and
determination to see this project through from a dream 10 years
ago to a lasting monument of the Mennonite tradition of Swift
Current and area.
Mr. Speaker, I commend the site
to my colleagues and the people of the province. It includes an
original period furnished Mennonite farm home, an original barn
that is attached to the home in the Mennonite tradition by a
breezeway, a summer kitchen and a windmill and many other
wonderful artifacts.
This site is a lasting memorial
to the great people whose work ethic, faith, and compassion for
their fellowman helped carve a way of life out of the prairie
dust.
Mr. Speaker, I’m intensely
proud of my own Mennonite heritage, and while I wish I was more
fluent with the language, I’m going to make an attempt this
afternoon, with apologies in advance to the folks back home and
the member for Rosthern and the member for Battleford-Cut Knife.
(The hon. member spoke for a
time in German.)
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Some
Hon. Members:
Hear, hear! |
