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Supplementary To Question 319-14(6): Harmonization Of Social Housing And Income Support
Question 319-14(6): Harmonization Of Social Housing And Income Support
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Bill Braden

Bill Braden Great Slave

Mr. Speaker, thank you very much. Given the delays, and I think it's safe to say a lack of enthusiasm about this, would the Minister reaffirm the commitment of the government to engage in a harmonization exercise that really can work and be meaningful for the people of the NWT? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary To Question 319-14(6): Harmonization Of Social Housing And Income Support
Question 319-14(6): Harmonization Of Social Housing And Income Support
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Braden.

Further Return To Question 319-14(6): Harmonization Of Social Housing And Income Support
Question 319-14(6): Harmonization Of Social Housing And Income Support
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Roger Allen

Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am under the impression that our committee will set out some of the assessments and also some philosophies and the way we intend to proceed with the agenda on harmonization and certainly, hopefully, we will come out with a position at the end of the meeting, so that we do have something proposed for April 1, 2004. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Further Return To Question 319-14(6): Harmonization Of Social Housing And Income Support
Question 319-14(6): Harmonization Of Social Housing And Income Support
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Item 7, oral questions. The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Nitah.

Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation. Mr. Speaker, I would like to start by thanking the Minister for attending the meeting in Fort Resolution of the community leadership, Members and the housing authority. At that meeting, Mr. Speaker, a lot of discussions we had were on issues of housing and housing needs, lack of leadership in the housing authority because of the board of directors. The Minister and his staff made some commitments and my constituents are wondering when they can see the fruition of those commitments. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The honourable Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Return To Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
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Roger Allen

Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I went into the riding the Member refers to with two objectives. One was to re-establish the local housing organization board. It had been dormant for several months and they failed to respond to a number of questions. Secondly, we attempted to mediate a fair process in how the surplus housing that was vacant at the time would be reallocated to families. So we were attempting to find a solution to those two key questions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Return To Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Allen. Supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

Supplementary To Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, let's just deal with the housing authority for this particular question. When can the Minister appoint members to the housing authority, so that the business of housing can continue? Right now, it's dormant and still is dormant according to the chief of the community. When can I expect to see the housing authority working? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary To Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The honourable Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Further Return To Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
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Roger Allen

Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (Inaudible)...of the community in the sense that the political structure at the moment... We had mediated a resolution that they would submit a series of names to the Minister for approval, and that occurred the first week in June, and we would have appointees in place by the latter part of June and we would meet in September to further our discussions. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

Supplementary To Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on the issue of housing, the Minister had made certain commitments to Members of my community on housing issues and allocation of housing. Can the Minister give me a briefing in the House today of where that is right now? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary To Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The honourable Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Further Return To Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
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Roger Allen

Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't recall making a commitment. I mediated some solutions to how we may develop a process that's more fair to how the allocation will be made. That's what I stand on. The other commitment I made is our district people will come to the community to work with the new appointments, the LHOs, so they can assist the community not only with allocations but also with a number of concerns such as maintenance and providing technical services to the committee. That's the commitment I made, to have our staff go in on an intermittent basis to discuss that level of need with that community and we certainly intend to pursue that. I committed going back in September to reconvene a meeting to see if there was any progress made in that direction. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Further Return To Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Final supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

Supplementary To Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister to follow up with the direction he gave his staff, maybe by starting with a reply or sending a letter to the community leadership about what he intends to do and how he intends to implement the plans he has developed with the community. I think the community is waiting for a response and waiting for a follow-up, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary To Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The honourable Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Further Return To Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
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Roger Allen

Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Hopefully we have achieved at least a first effort because I did receive a call from a member of the council. I don't know what role that councillor plays, but there was a question raised through a telephone call and I said that I would help provide an adequate answer. If that hasn't happened, I am prepared to do that immediately to ensure that we are following up on those issues that were raised in that general meeting. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Further Return To Question 320-13(5): Housing Meeting In Fort Resolution
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 7, oral questions. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. It is with regard to a project which has been ongoing for some time. It started off with the health centre being located on the Aklavik ball diamond. The community has lost its ball field because of the establishment of the health centre in that location.

There has been a lot of deliberation on this issue among the Minister of Health and Social Services, the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, the community of Aklavik and this Member. I would just like to ask the Minister, exactly where are we in resolving this problem with the community of Aklavik and trying to ensure that the children of Aklavik have a ball diamond to play ball in?

The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Minister Steen.

Return To Question 321-14(6): Location Of Aklavik Health Centre
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Vince Steen

Vince Steen Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I did attend a meeting with the mayor and other residents of Aklavik this spring on that particular issue and I believe there was an agreement at that time that there would be $50,000 worth of funding towards a ball diamond from Health and Social Services. The Aklavik hamlet would be contributing some granular material to create a temporary ball diamond for this year while they work at putting in place a permanent ball diamond. Thank you.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Minister Steen. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Supplementary To Question 321-14(6): Location Of Aklavik Health Centre
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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, could the Minister tell me where exactly the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs is in all this? We hear that the Department of Health and Social Services is going to put $50,000 in, the community is going to be putting in gravel and other such matters into it. I would like to ask the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs what his department is putting into this project.