As far as the accessible units, through our CARE program, if we have seniors who are living in their own homes and have application, there might be some opportunities there to get that work done.

In our public housing units, I know in a few communities they have a couple of units that are earmarked for accessibility, and if they’re not and they realize that somebody needs an accessible unit, then I think the local housing authority would take the necessary steps to ensure they make the home as accessible as possible for the resident living in there.

We’ve heard on a number of occasions about seniors that are living in a three- or four-bedroom house and have raised their families there, they’ve been there 20 or 30 years and they’re paying right now, depending on what zone they are in, up to $80 or $90 a month and that’s all in. That’s everything included. If we were to turn those units over to them or sell them to the seniors that are in there, then they’re going to be responsible for their own utilities

which, depending on which community they’re in, could be quite substantial and we want to ensure that they have the ability to look after utilities before we consider selling them the unit.

Again, as I said before, Housing Corporation has proven that we are getting to be fairly flexible and are willing to work with anyone and everyone out there. My big concern and the discussion I have with the officials at the NWT Housing Corporation is we don’t want to put people in positions where it’s a hardship to them. We don’t want to put them in a position to fail. Thank you, Mr. Chair.