In a statement, Ruth Ramsden-Wood, Board Member of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, said she would like to express her gratitude to the Ismaili community for their exceptional commitment, under His Highness' leadership, to the betterment of the human condition globally and for their many achievements in Calgary and in Canada. She added it has been her privilege to witness this work in Calgary and to travel to Pakistan to provide due diligence on some International educational projects operated by the AKDN.