Thank you, Mr.
Chair. I just
wanted to revitalize an old friend of mine, Granny from Nahanni. She’s got one of our new modern homes that we had built for her, but we’re finding that the cost of living and the pressures are impacting her income. The cost of heating fuel has really risen astronomically, as well as the cost of power and electricity. Actually, I tell people we’re fortunate that summer has come along here, because I don’t think that people could have afforded their homes much longer. It’s very stressful on households and on everybody throughout the North.
I know that we had discussions about fourplexes, sixplexes, that type of unit, to get away from individual heating units and start moving toward more different — well, to me it’s moving towards district heating. In the units that we’re building, I believe that if we move towards duplexes or fourplexes, it would be a lot better, especially in this day and age, and more efficient. I’m quite certain of that. I’d like to know if the Housing Corporation is moving in that direction.
As well, with respect to efficiency, what types of homes are we planning? Are we going to continue to build the old homes, or are we looking at something more efficient and more useful to people in our communities? I’d like to know if the corporation is moving in the direction of looking at any strategies toward that area.