Thank you, Mr. Chair. I don't have the housing survey in front of me, so I just remember that their core need number was in the high 40s. Is the witness then saying that most of that core need is that the houses are too small rather than the houses are in need of repair? Thank you.
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This is page numbers 1187 – 1220 of the Hansard for the 18th Assembly, 2nd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was housing.
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Martin
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. One other point to add here, related to this, would be that that the Housing Corporation, although it's not investing in additional units in Gameti at this time, our corporation is investing over $158,000 into home ownership programs to support private homeowners, which will contribute to supporting core need in the community. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the witness for his response. I'm still not really sure how the core need numbers are worked into the plan for retrofits in places like Gameti or anywhere else for that matter. Thank you.
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Martin
Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, just to reiterate earlier comments, the Housing Corporation certainly does consider the survey when considering allocations. However, there are a number of other factors that do also need to be considered in the process. In this particular case, the allocations for Gameti were primarily based in terms of age and condition of our existing housing stock. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So the witness has said that the Housing Corporation considers core need but other factors, so could he confirm that age and condition are factors that are in addition and outside of core need, or does he mean something else? Thank you.
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Martin
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes. Thank you.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So then I have some questions about page 71, which shows there is a major retrofit of 103 units, so that's about a third of the Yellowknife Housing Authority stock. How was that number arrived at vis-a-vis the core need for Yellowknife? Thank you.
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Caroline Cochrane Range Lake
Mr. Chair, would it be appropriate to ask the Member to repeat her question? Thank you.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I'm now on page 71. I'm looking at the second line from the bottom, that says 103 units will be retrofitted this year. I'm wondering how the NWT housing survey was used to determine that 103 units need retrofitting. Thank you.
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Martin
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In this particular case -- sorry.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
I would just like to remind the witnesses that, if the Minister would like one of her witnesses to answer, to address it through the microphone while the light is on. Thank you. So, Mr. Martin, you can please continue.
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Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In terms of the Yellowknife retrofits, in this particular case here, again age and condition of the units was considered for that investment. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So this variable of age and condition seems to be a very powerful indicator of investment. What I see -- my colleague has called up the survey -- is that core housing need in Yellowknife is 17 per cent but the number of retrofits being proposed are 33 per cent. Maybe I could get a better idea of how these different elements are weighted. Do they each have an equal weight, or do they have unequal weights, whatever the weights are? Thank you.
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