Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There is 138 units territory-wide sitting empty or abandoned because money for operations and maintenance has been transferred to new units does not make a lot of sense to me, especially not if we have a housing crisis and we have a critical housing shortage for people in the communities. Just even on the basis of the fact that they are occupying a piece of land that is already surveyed and could be available for construction of something else. We have a land shortage, we have a housing shortage, and 138 units sitting empty...I don't expect the Minister to be able to tell me all the reasons why these houses were abandoned, but might I suggest that's a fair amount of investment that is sitting there that should, in my opinion, be brought up to standard and utilized or torn down and used the land for some of your new units. Recycle the land. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Jane Groenewegen on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 7th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 7th, 2006
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