Thank you very much. Are these staff members also responsible for liaising with CMHC? Thank you.
Debates of March 11th, 2020
This is page numbers 607 - 658 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 Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Minister responsible for NWT Housing Corporation.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Is there a staff member within the Housing Corporation currently that liaises with CMHC and creates that relationship, and, if so, what division are they found in? Thank you.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Minister responsible for NWT Housing Corporation.
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Paulie Chinna Sahtu
Thank you, Madam Chair. Currently, we don't have a position right now that deals directly with CMHC. It is the president who deals directly with them. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much. In the absence of the president, would that be one of the vice-presidents who would take control of that role? Thank you.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Minister responsible for NWT Housing Corporation.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much. I'm going to switch gears here a little bit and talk about waste management a little bit because we sat with ENR yesterday and talked about our responsibility as a government to look toward including waste management and disposal of construction material when we're doing buildings in the Northwest Territories. Does the Housing Corporation have a waste management plan for the buildings that they produce within their communities, or do they have an expectation of waste management for contractors whom they hire to do that work? Thank you.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Minister responsible for NWT Housing Corporation.
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Paulie Chinna Sahtu
Thank you, Madam Chair. That is a very important question. I'm going to have Jim elaborate on that, what we do with the material. Sorry, "Mr. Martin." Thank you.
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Martin
Thank you, Madam Chair. When we structure our contracts, the contractors who are carrying out the demolition work for the Housing Corporation, the expectation is that they will adhere to all of the local and territorial laws in ensuring the safe disposition of building materials post the demolition. We would look to the contractors to ensure that that is done. If we're doing the work ourselves, then we would also do the same. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. The Northwest Territories currently has a very high per-capita landfill. Our landfills are quickly filling, and I'm wondering if the Housing Corporation will be able to work with ENR to put in some policies or legislation that would allow them to be more mindful of the waste that they are creating within our communities and to be able to work also with procurement and with contractors to make sure that we're taking that into consideration when we're hiring people or when we're doing work ourselves within communities. Thank you.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Minister responsible for NWT Housing Corporation.
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Paulie Chinna Sahtu
Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, I will take that comment and that recommendation from the Member. Thank you.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm going to just ask some questions first about homelessness initiatives. They are $2.9 million in this budget. Can the Minister remind us when the homelessness strategy is going to be complete? Thank you.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Member for Yellowknife Centre. Minister responsible for NWT Housing Corporation.
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