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| | Opening of NICSN |
 | | The Honourable Joe Comuzzi, Minister of State for FedNor, celebrated the network as a leading example in northern assistance from the government of Canada. |
 | | Minister Comuzzi then invited M.P. Roger Valley to announce $2.3 million in FedNor funding for the C-Band satellite earth station and other applications. |
 | | Deputy Grand Chief Goyce Kakegamic, Mayor Cathy Kiepek, Councillor Padlayat Ezekiel, Councillor Albert James, Chief Jimmy Rae, MPP Howard Hampton, Minister Joe Comuzzi, MP Roger Valley, Chief Patrick Owen, Grand Chief Arnold Ouskan and Assistant Director Peter Campbell lined up to cut the ribbon in front of the satellite earth station in Sioux Lookout. |
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