Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I completely agree that we need to remove many of these boarded up or derelict buildings. The situation is it's hard to get money for housing. It's even more difficult to remediate or demolish older housing units. Our budget for Housing NWT is $500,000 a year. We have 2900 units across the North. It costs up to $50,000 to remediate or demolish a unit considering the contaminants or the age of the unit, the space within the solid waste site, and sometimes we have to ship that material south. So it could be difficult but we are willing to look at partnerships. We are willing to look at arrangements. So thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Lucy Kuptana on Question 512-20(1): Remediation and Demolition of Housing Northwest Territories Units in Mackenzie Delta
In the Legislative Assembly on February 13th, 2025. See this statement in context.
Question 512-20(1): Remediation and Demolition of Housing Northwest Territories Units in Mackenzie Delta
Oral Questions
February 13th, 2025
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