Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I can't go to any company and say provide housing and we'll have the Mackenzie gas project paid $235 million for us. Ultimately, Mr. Speaker, what we're hoping to do is take advantage. Just to make it clear for the Member and her simple math, what we're hoping to do is have the Mackenzie gas project purchase a different type of workforce housing. Typically, they would spend $235 million -- that's our estimates -- on what it would cost for typical workforce housing. What we want to do is have them convertible at the front end so that we can, at a minimum cost, change them over, put them in communities, have them up for sale for citizens in the Northwest Territories, as well as replace some of our aging social housing. So the GNWT's portion at the tail end of this will be in the $116 million to $129 million bracket, and that's not just for homes, that's for lots, and lot development, and conversion. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Floyd Roland on Question 412-15(4): Housing Opportunities Arising From Mackenzie Gas Project
In the Legislative Assembly on February 16th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 412-15(4): Housing Opportunities Arising From Mackenzie Gas Project
Question 412-15(4): Housing Opportunities Arising From Mackenzie Gas Project
Item 7: Oral Questions
February 15th, 2006
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