Off-road communities are being assessed on a community-by-community basis, depending on our needs in the community. One of the sales that has taken place was in an off-road community.
Debates of March 24th, 1994
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Committee Motion 39-12(5): To Adopt Recommendation 25, Carried
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Committee Motion 39-12(5): To Adopt Recommendation 25, Carried
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. For the off-road communities, are the increases involved there as well? You were mentioning that you were planning on increasing the rental costs by 15 per cent a year until it reaches market rates or Yellowknife rates, depending on whether there is a local market rate. Is that correct? Thank you.
Committee Motion 39-12(5): To Adopt Recommendation 25, Carried
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Committee Motion 39-12(5): To Adopt Recommendation 25, Carried
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Courneya
Yes, the 15 per cent applies in all communities where we have staff housing, and starts September 1, 1994 for the rent. The utilities started September 1, 1993.
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Committee Motion 39-12(5): To Adopt Recommendation 25, Carried
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
So under the policy or the guidelines that you have for your staff housing, are staff encouraged to purchase their units? Are there incentives in that to make it worthwhile for them?
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Committee Motion 39-12(5): To Adopt Recommendation 25, Carried
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Courneya
Yes, staff are encouraged. The house is first offered to the occupant at less than appraised value. If the occupant declines to purchase it, it is then offered within the corporation. If no one wants to purchase it, it would then be offered on the market.
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Committee Motion 39-12(5): To Adopt Recommendation 25, Carried
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You were saying offered on the market, you mean like privatizing it? Selling it off to anybody in the community who would be interested? Is that correct? A private developer per se, or another individual within the community who would be interested in that unit? I just wanted to get that clarified. Thank you.
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Courneya
Yes, that is correct. It would be offered for sale to the general public.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. What would you do with the employee then, who would be the tenant in that unit?
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Courneya
The employee would have to find other accommodation within the community.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. What is the time frame for that where an employee would have a deadline for making a decision on whether they would wish to purchase their unit? Thank you.
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Courneya
The policy is in effect. It will be implemented slowly. We've had discussions with the union on the implementation of the policy. The corporation does not have title to all of its housing units, so cannot at this time sell a lot of them even if we wanted to. So we are in the process of dealing with that problem. As we deal with the title issue, it will be phased in on a community-by-community basis.
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The Chair Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Courneya. General comments. The chair will recognize Mr. Ningark, Member for Natilikmiot.
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John Ningark Natilikmiot
Just a very short question, Mr. Chairman. I'm wondering if the corporation has, in the recent past, increased the power rates or are they planning to increase the power rates in the near future. Thank you.
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Courneya
The last time the corporation increased the power rates was April 1, 1992. Rates increased six per cent across the board in all communities. We have no plans at this time for another increase, however the phase II filing that is currently under way with the Public Utilities Board is looking at the make up of rates. This may have the impact of increasing rates in some communities and decreasing rates in others after the review has taken place.