As we know, we have aging housing stocks in the Northwest Territories. A lot of it does need upkeep, and that’s where I’m trying to focus my question on. Those units need some improvements such as painting and the possibility of doing minor renovations and also replacement of, say, electrical fixtures. I’d like to ask the Minister if he could get his department to look at what is on the business plans for capital investment in those different communities and see if some of those investments could be used for the tenants in those units to maybe do some of that work and work off their arrears by simply painting their units so you don’t have to bring a contractor in from outside the community. Those dollars will stay in the community and will help those individuals to pay down their arrears.
David Krutko on Question 159-16(6): Housing Corporation Evictions And Arrears
In the Legislative Assembly on August 19th, 2011. See this statement in context.
Question 159-16(6): Housing Corporation Evictions And Arrears
Oral Questions
August 18th, 2011
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