This is page numbers 1443 - 1480 of the Hansard for the 19th 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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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. Member for Yellowknife North.

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Rylund Johnson

Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North

Thank you, Madam Chair. I see that this is estimated to be completed in 2022-2023. Obviously, this cannot come fast enough, given the needs of our vulnerable population. I am very happy to see this in here. Can I get a sense: do we know how many people this is expected to be able to accommodate at one time? Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Member. Minister.

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Julie Green

Julie Green Yellowknife Centre

Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. I have seen numbers for the housing portion but not for the day shelter program area, so I will ask Mr. Heath to comment on that. Thank you.

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Heath.

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Heath

Thank you, Madam Chair. The current estimates are approximately 50 in the day shelter portion. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Mr. Heath. Member for Yellowknife North.

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Rylund Johnson

Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North

Thank you, Madam Chair. Can I get a sense of how many -- 50 in the day shelter area, which is good. It does not quite meet the demand that our other day shelters are presenting or offering right now. Can I confirm that there will also be shelter beds? How many were you expecting in shelter beds? Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Member. Minister.

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Julie Green

Julie Green Yellowknife Centre

Thank you. I'll ask the director of infrastructure to comment on that, please.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Heath.

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Heath

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just for clarity, the day shelter is programming for approximately 50. For the sobering centre, which is the sleeping component, is currently running in the order of magnitude, 27 to 30.

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Mr. Heath. Member for Yellowknife North.

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Rylund Johnson

Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm happy to see a permanent shelter in Yellowknife being built by us. I'm happy to see that it's federal dollars. Perhaps, can I just get a commitment from the Minister to provide -- I recognize this is a few years away from being completed. There's a lot of steps in between -- but a commitment to provide the community on social development some more information about what is being planned here? Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Member. Minister.

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Julie Green

Julie Green Yellowknife Centre

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. If the Standing Committee on Social Development invites me to brief them on this project, I'd be happy to do so. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. Member for Yellowknife North.

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Rylund Johnson

Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North

No further questions, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Member for Yellowknife North. Member for Nunakput.

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Jackie Jacobson

Jackie Jacobson Nunakput

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just in regards to the body-holding facility for my home community of Tuktoyaktuk, re: a morgue, what time is that going to be hitting the community because, right now, this past summer, we had so many deaths. The morgue is unacceptable, and it was left to the hamlet to provide that service to the Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk. It needs to be replaced, and when can we get that? Can we get that before spring? Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Member. Minister.

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Julie Green

Julie Green Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Madam Chair. This plan is for the fiscal year that begins April 1st next year, and that's when the money is allocated. To the best of my knowledge, it will be built at the beginning of the next fiscal year. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. Member for Nunakput.

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Jackie Jacobson

Jackie Jacobson Nunakput

Thank you, Madam Chair. No. That's good to see because April starts warming up anyway. It's been a tough year in that aspect for my community. On our upcoming tour with the Minister, I look forward to hearing from our communities, too, that need upgrades and stuff like that. Another question, you know how I am about my elders staying home and being able to age at home. Again, with Inuvik having the 48 beds plus the 25 they have already, I thank the staff in Inuvik at the elders' facility at the hospital. I still want to work with the Minister for our communities of Ulukhaktok in looking at getting our long-term facility, our six beds there, and going through this special pot of money, the $60-million worth of community initiative to build that. Does the Minister have any appetite to work with us in the community of Ulukhaktok to get an elders' facility within these next three years? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Member for Nunakput. Minister of Health and Social Services.