Mr. Speaker, a return to written question asked by the Member for Yellowknife South to the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation concerning support for Somba K'e facility located on Detah Road.

Specifically, the Member wanted a detailed 12-month accounting of all public funds provided to support the operations of the Somba K'e facility.

Mr. Speaker, from June 2002 through October 2002, the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation spent $5,000 per month on mortgage payments for the Somba K'e facility. From November 2002 to January 2003, the corporation paid $10,000 per month for mortgage payments. A further $6,184 was expended in February 2003 for repairs related to a freeze-up. Repairs to mechanical systems accounted for expenses of $19,484 in May 2003. In total, since June 2002, the corporation has spent $120,688 on the facility.

The total mortgage payments per month amounts to $17,759. The corporation receives a subsidy for this facility from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation of $7,759 per month. From June 2002 to October 2002, the Somba K'e Healing Lodge paid $5,000 per month in lease payments. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.