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10TuesdayNovember42014NewCanadianswelcomedhomewithceremonyCommissonerTuccarowelcomes130newcitizenstotheterritoryByBILLBRADENItmaybealittlecloudyoutsidebuttheressunshineinheretodaybeamedNWTCom-missionerGeorgeTuccarobeforeswearingin130menwomenandchildrenasnewCanadi-ansonablusteryrainyafternoonlastFriday.UsuallyconductedbyacitizenshipcourtjudgeTuccaropresidedoverthebriefbutsig-nicantceremonyatthefederalGreenstoneBuildinginYellowknife.ItwasthesecondsucheventintheNWTthisyearbringingto190thenumberofimmigrantsswornin.AccordingtocourtclerkLeaMartinthatsalmostdoublefromlastyearandsheiscon-sideringholdingthreesessionsnextyear.AfterswearingtheOathandsingingOCanadainFrenchandEnglishfriendsandfamilycheeredasthenewCanadianswerecalledforwardtoreceivetheircerticatesfromTuccaroalongwithbestwishesfromMayorMarkHeyckandBenNindwhorep-resentedNWTMPDennisBevington.Theceremonywelcomedpeoplefrom39countriesnowlivinginHayRiverNormanWellsFortSimpsonInuvikTuktoyaktukandGjoaHavenaswellasYellowknife.Everyyearsome250000immigrantsaresworninasnewcitizensacrossCanadaTuccarosaid.WeareproudthatsomanychoosetostarttheirnewlivesinCanadahesaidremind-ingeveryonethatcitizenshipalsobringsre-sponsibilitiesvotingbeingagoodneighbouranddefendingCanadianvalues.Beingagoodcitizenisafulltimejobhesaid.SmilesandspontaneousapplauselledtheGreenstoneBuildinginYellowknifeonFridaymomentsafter130newCanadianswereswornin.HayRiverresidentsGaryBritohiswifeJovyanddaughterSophie7movedtoCanadafromthePhilippinesveyearsago.MahinaKhan6helpedhermotherLuthfunNaharofBangladeshbecomeanewcitizen.RebeccaUson8castsanexcitedglanceasherfatherJustinsingsOCanada.NWTCommissionerGeorgeTuccarowasthepresidingofcialattheCitizenshipCeremonyinYellowknifeonFriday.NORTHERNERSNEWCITIZENSPhotosBillBraden