Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.
Debates of Feb. 14th, 1994
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Supplementary To Question 75-12(5): Procedures For Sale Of Staff Housing
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I think there is a great deal of confusion, perhaps even amongst the employees of this government about how these staff housing sales are to be implemented. I would like to ask the Minister, who offered to make the written guidelines available to Members of this House, will he undertake to table those written guidelines in this Assembly? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 75-12(5): Procedures For Sale Of Staff Housing
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The Speaker
Thank you. Minister of Public Works and Services, Mr. Morin.
Further Return To Question 75-12(5): Procedures For Sale Of Staff Housing
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Yes.
Further Return To Question 75-12(5): Procedures For Sale Of Staff Housing
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Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Deh Cho, Mr. Gargan.
Further Return To Question 75-12(5): Procedures For Sale Of Staff Housing
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have a written question.
Further Return To Question 75-12(5): Procedures For Sale Of Staff Housing
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The Speaker
The honourable Member for Yellowknife South, Mr. Whitford.
Question 76-12(5): Use Of GNWT-owned Apartment Buildings For Social Housing
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I hate to prolong the agony of the Minister, but this is a question to the Minister of Public Works. Last week, I asked a question concerning Yellowknife in the housing scheme of things. In the government's eyes there is a need for housing in the communities. I also stressed the point that there is a need for public housing in Yellowknife. We have many people in great need. The Minister acknowledged that there is a need in Yellowknife, but he said the price was one of affordability rather than availability. And that as part of the long-term housing strategy, the government is getting out of housing in Yellowknife and has indicated that any surplus housing would be made available to the NWT Housing Corporation. It has come to my attention, Madam Speaker, that there are two apartment buildings that are currently owned by the Government of the Northwest Territories. One being Burwash and the other being Dorset. Can the Minister indicate whether these apartment buildings, which have one and two-bedroom units and are within walking distance of downtown, be turned over to the Housing Corporation for possible use for social housing?
Question 76-12(5): Use Of GNWT-owned Apartment Buildings For Social Housing
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The Speaker
Thank you. Minister of Public Works and Services, Mr. Morin.
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Madam Speaker. We haven't even considered what to do with those apartment buildings yet. The government has instructed my department to give them a list of all the assets we own in Yellowknife, other than single detached units. Once we have the value of all those assets, we will look at what we are going to do with them. Thank you.
Return To Question 76-12(5): Use Of GNWT-owned Apartment Buildings For Social Housing
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The Speaker
Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Amittuq, Mr. Allooloo.
Question 77-12(5): Eligibility Of Term Employees To Purchase Housing Units
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I listened with interest with regard to term employees. Will the term employees, even though their term might be finished with the Government of the Northwest Territories, still be eligible to purchase their houses?
Question 77-12(5): Eligibility Of Term Employees To Purchase Housing Units
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The Speaker
Mr. Allooloo, you didn't indicate who you were posing your question to. But I take it from conversation, you are presenting your question to the Minister of Public Works and Services?
Question 77-12(5): Eligibility Of Term Employees To Purchase Housing Units
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
That is correct, Madam Speaker.
Question 77-12(5): Eligibility Of Term Employees To Purchase Housing Units
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The Speaker
Thank you. Minister of Public Works and Services, Mr. Morin.
Return To Question 77-12(5): Eligibility Of Term Employees To Purchase Housing Units
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Madam Speaker. In Pond Inlet, there was a case of an employee, who was a term employee, who was offered his house. Presently, he is not employed by the Government of the NWT. I am getting a legal opinion on that issue and I will respond to the Member as soon as Justice gets back to me. Thank you.
Return To Question 77-12(5): Eligibility Of Term Employees To Purchase Housing Units
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The Speaker
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Allooloo.
Supplementary To Question 77-12(5): Eligibility Of Term Employees To Purchase Housing Units
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Madam Speaker, I was not only referring to the Pond Inlet case. I think it would be of interest to all government term employees, whether they are living in Yellowknife, Hay River, Fort Smith or Iqaluit. If they are eligible, they might be interested in purchasing their houses. Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 77-12(5): Eligibility Of Term Employees To Purchase Housing Units
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The Speaker
Minister of Public Works and Services.
Further Return To Question 77-12(5): Eligibility Of Term Employees To Purchase Housing Units
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Madam Speaker. There was no question. But I would like to thank the Member for raising the issue. Justice will give me an opinion and then from that we will know what to do. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 77-12(5): Eligibility Of Term Employees To Purchase Housing Units
Question 77-12(5): Eligibility Of Term Employees To Purchase Housing Units
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The Speaker
Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Kitikmeot, Mr. Ng.
Question 78-12(5): Eligibility Of Public Housing Residents To Purchase GNWT Staff Housing
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Personnel, since her department is responsible for the implementation of the staff housing strategy. Are GNWT staff currently residing in public housing, eligible to purchase GNWT staff housing units?
Question 78-12(5): Eligibility Of Public Housing Residents To Purchase GNWT Staff Housing
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Thank you. Minister of Personnel.
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
Thank you, Madam Chair. As Mr. Morin explained earlier, the people who receive a sales offer,
are the staff who are living in staff housing, not public housing units. Thank you.
Return To Question 78-12(5): Eligibility Of Public Housing Residents To Purchase GNWT Staff Housing
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Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Ng.