Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Minister.
Debates of June 16th, 2016
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Chairman. As an organization, we've been putting in a lot of energy and effort into improving collection rates that we expect to be over, actually over 100 per cent of assessments for fiscal year 2015-16. We're still in the process of finalizing all the audits for this last fiscal year to get the final numbers, and that we're ready for the fall as part of our annual report. Thank you.
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Cory Vanthuyne Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm pleased to hear from the department that they're starting to improve their collection rates. I would make the assumption then that the arrears balance is improving. Without giving numbers then specifically because you can't, can the department comment as it relates to the balance going improving, or is it increasing? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Caroline Cochrane Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The department has made a really conscious effort into the collection of arrears, so at this point, it is improving. However, as Mr. Anderson has pointed out, we're kind of at the process of getting the new CRA assessments, so we're not too sure what we'll be faced coming forward. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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June 15th, 2016
Cory Vanthuyne Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I look forward to that information. Mr. Chair, I want to go back just for a moment to vacant units. We're still--the infrastructure component here, the budget. I know that the Minister committed to providing a list to committee. However, I would think that here and now, the Housing Corporation would be able to tell us a few things. One is how many vacant units do we actually have currently of all of our assets? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Caroline Cochrane Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Currently, we have 2,420 public housing units. Fifty of those units are vacant and ready for occupancy, which is a two per cent vacancy rate. One hundred and thirty five units are under repair. I do want to say that people assume that all vacant units in the communities are public housing, but many of them are privately owned. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Cory Vanthuyne Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for the reply. Of the assets that we have under home ownership, how many of those are vacant? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Caroline Cochrane Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Currently, there's 43, but they're just coming on stream, so that is why we have so many, and it's 13 per cent vacancy rate. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Cory Vanthuyne Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chair. How many units do we have of our assets that are, I'll call it boarded up, that are scheduled for demolition? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Caroline Cochrane Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. At this point, we have 106 units that are boarded up, ready for demolition throughout the communities. However, when I say demolition, we do try to provide them to community groups, people within the programs, to see if we can help them purchase them. So the demolition is actually a last resort. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Cory Vanthuyne Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Lastly on vacant units, of the 400 market housing units that we own in the communities, how many of those are currently unoccupied? Thank you.
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Caroline Cochrane Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The marketing housing, the ones that we own, we have 43 vacant. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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