Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We are not aware of any previous studies, but I would just like to talk to the idea we have been discussing with other departments in terms of prefab homes, manufactured homes. We know that there was one manufactured home business here in town heavily supported by not only the Housing Corporation, but also by Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development.

The future of affordable housing in the Northwest Territories is quite viable using our own resources. We talk about using smaller mills, building log homes where logs are fairly accessible to the community. We believe in our own analysis that we can build more affordable homes in using imported lumber. If the Member cares to know more about that, it is part of our overall four-point strategy. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Chairman, there is no feasibility study that we are aware of that has been conducted to determine what the costs were. Thank you.

Thank you, again, Mr. Chairman. That is the reason we are travelling to the various regions. From a regional perspective, we are finding that it is probably more feasible to use locally produced products, such as logs in the South Slave, probably in the Deh Cho. It varies from region to region. So it is important to know that if we are looking at the need to meet the overall housing needs and housing shortages. We do have to work within the specific budget.

In terms of developing vocational skills, we feel that a portion of that has to come from another department in terms of financial investment. Again, we are dealing with another department, so all this, Mr. Chairman, should come together by May 15, 2000. Hopefully, we can then share that very document with our fellow colleagues.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think that we all know that the North is going to experience an aging of its population. In Yellowknife, we are specifically concerned about providing housing units for seniors. We know we are a magnet community. We know that there will be continuing escalation of demand. I am wondering if the Minister can tell me what the department's plan is to meet the needs of seniors for housing, if they have done any projections that would let us know exactly what they think this demand will be, and whether or not they are going to be in a position to meet this demand?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If the Member is speaking specifically about Yellowknife, then I would ask the president of the NWT Housing Corporation to respond to that question. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If it is deemed that demand warrants it, we would certainly look at expanding to provide more housing for seniors in Yellowknife. Is that correct, given that we know we are a magnet community? We know that people will be migrating here, especially as they age, to access services, health care, et cetera. It would only make sense, I think, that we could anticipate a growing demand for seniors' housing in Yellowknife. If we could determine there was going to be growing demand, would we then put in place the capital dollars to find and build new homes for seniors? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, I would ask the president of the NWT Housing Corporation to answer that question.

Can the Minister tell us if the NWT Housing Corporation provides funding for the Aven Senior Centre in Yellowknife? Could he also let us know what the vacancy rates are like? They have many open units just waiting to be filled and no real demand. I am wondering if he can tell me if that is the case.