Message of Congratulation from Bob Chiare, Mayor of Ottawa, Canda

On behalf of Members of Council and the residents of the City of Ottawa, it gives me great pleasure to extend a very warm Welcome to all of those attending the performance of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Tibet Autonomous Region at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
This evening's presentation is a unique opportunity to experience both traditional and modern age repertoires of dance, drama, and music, which have been mastered over the centuries, and are widely celebrated as spremire art forms throughout China today.
Guests of the Ottawa performance will also have the special privilege to be entertained by the Chinese singing legend Tsedan Drolma in the course of tonight's highly acclaimed program.
I would like to congratulate the Embassy of the People's Republic of China, and the Federation of Ottawa-Carleton Chinese Organizations for their generous support of this evening's event, and to thank the entire cast of performers for their outstanding efforts in presenting these magnificent repertoires of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Allow me to offer my best wishes to everyone in attendance for a most enjoyable and entertaining program of music, drama and dance.

Sincerely,
Bob Chiarelli
Mayor
City of Ottawa
September 23,2002