Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I will consider the suggestion brought forward, and even though it was not suggested, I was hoping it would come out. We are looking at other options for seniors. I did have seniors come to me since I have been the Minister and state to me that it is not only a matter of accessing affordable housing, it is a matter of accessing safe housing. So I have had a number of seniors come to me and say that they do not feel safe in some of the apartment buildings in this community, and so we are looking at perhaps doing a pilot project where we can actually blend seniors, so only a seniors' complex that has market housing and low-income housing to provide more safe, secure housing that addresses the socialization and the safety needs of seniors.

Masi. Oral questions. Member for Mackenzie Delta.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to ask some questions to the Minister of Transportation. Mr. Speaker, I brought this issue up a couple of days back, which is the overflow at Georgetown. Mr. Speaker, as you know, with climate change, many of the regions are facing extreme warm temperatures. All this winter, even before Christmas, we have had melting up in the Mackenzie Delta, which started a lot of overflow up in my riding, two locations actually that I mentioned the other day. They are both creating a lot of damage. As you know, the Minister may be aware of all the work that is being done on the way from Tsiigehtchic to Inuvik, but at Georgetown, which is just across from Tsiigehtchic at kilometre 140, there nothing really has been done except the work that has been taken on by George Nadichi-- sorry, Mr. Speaker -- as George himself has been doing.

Mr. Speaker, today I would like to ask the Minister: will the Minister ensure that work is done to divert the water flow at kilometre 140, also known as Georgetown? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Minister of Transportation.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I mentioned in the House a couple of days ago, safety is our number one priority. We will have a look at the situation and, if it is impeding on the highway and the safety of travellers on the highway, we will have a look at it. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

It is pretty clear that safety is an issue, as we people know who are living just right where this water is flooding right now, Mr. Speaker. You know, this could have been avoided if a heat trace line had been put in these culverts. Whether it is bringing a backhoe there, will the Minister ensure that equipment is brought to this location? That way the people who are living there do not have to use chisels and shovels to do this work themselves.

It is my understanding that the access to this housing unit along 140 is actually an unauthorized access along the side of the highway, but as I have said in this House, if the overflow is impeding on the highway and causing a safety issue we will have a look at doing something.

Will the Minister work with his colleagues in the Yukon to see what they do when they deal with overflow, Mr. Speaker? Because I travel to the Yukon, you know, on a yearly basis and it is pretty clear what they do. They put a heat trace line through their culverts that cause these sort of issues so they do not have these sort of problems.

This is something we can look into, and I can reach out to my colleague in the Yukon just to see how well this is actually working.

Masi. Oral questions. Member for Mackenzie Delta.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is good to hear. If everything goes well with his discussions, will the Minister ensure that heat trace lines are put in in these two locations for next year? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First of all, I would have to check to see if the culverts are even ours. That would be the first thing I would need to do. I will look into this situation in the Yukon, and I will report back to the Member on what my findings are with the Yukon.

Masi. Oral questions. Item 8, written questions. Item 9, returns to written questions. Item 10, replies to Commissioner's opening address. Item 11, petitions. Item 12, reports of standing and special committees. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents. Minister of Justice.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table to following document entitled "Government of the Northwest Territories' response to Motion 27-18(2): A New Day Men's Healing Program." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Tabling of documents. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to table two documents. The first is a letter from YWCA NWT to the Aurora College Board of Directors requesting a reinstatement of the social work program. Mr. Speaker, the second is a letter of resignation from the South Slave representative on the Aurora College board because she does not support the cuts to the college. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Tabling of documents. Member for Frame Lake.

Merci, Monsieur le President. I wish to table to following document: "Loans for Heat towards the Yellowknife Energy Savings Program" by the Pembina Institute, dated February 2015. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Tabling of documents. Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notice of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Bill 7, Bill 13, Committee Report 6-18(2), Tabled Document 261-18(2), with the Member for Hay River North in the chair.

By the authority given to me as Speaker by Motion 18-18(2), I hereby authorize the House to sit beyond the daily hours of adjournment to consider business before the House

I will now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 261-18(2): Northwest Territories Main Estimates, 2017-2018, and committee wishes to consider the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation and the Department of Lands. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Does committee agree?

We will continue consideration of the document after a short recess. Thank you.

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