Question O337-12(2): GNWT Support To NWT Contractors In Russia  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My understanding is that the Department of Public Works, Government of the NWT, did not assist the companies financially. One advantage for Ferguson Simek Clark when they did travel to Russia, because the USSR wanted to deal government to government, was

Minister's Statement 39-12(2): Contract Signed In  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is with considerable pleasure today that I have the opportunity to announce in this House that a northern company has signed a major contract to design and construct a town in the former USSR. The Department of Public Works has, during that time, cocha

Item 12: Tabling Of Documents  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have Tabled Document 25-12(2), a letter from the Fort Norman Band Council requesting that the senior citizens' home not be cancelled or postponed.

Item 12: Tabling Of Documents  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to table Tabled Document 19-12(2), Annual Report of the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, 1990-91. Thank you.

Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to an oral question asked by Mr. Arngna'naaq on February 21, 1992, on the business incentive policy not being enforced. I have looked into the Member's concerns, and I can assure him that all contracts awarded by DPW have been, and will c

Hiring Locally To Construct Housing  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would just like to thank Members for being understanding and patient. This is the first time for a budget for myself. Also, we are analyzing the CMHC federal budget and how that would have an implication for us. We have not finished that. It is kin

Hiring Locally To Construct Housing  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I guess one thing that would drive the construction and the design of anything is the community. If that is what the community wants, then it should come from them. We will have to respect the communities' wishes, as well. I just want that on the reco

Hiring Locally To Construct Housing  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is a good motion, and a lot of this will be addressed in the needs survey. As well as community allocation, global allocation between HAP and public units is to ensure that the needs of the community have been addressed. One thing we will have to lo

Hiring Locally To Construct Housing  I would like to take some time soon and sit down with the Member and address this issue, because these units are supposed to be reasonably priced. I will commit that we will look at it and see if we can get them back down to the proper price. So while the Member is still in Yel

Hiring Locally To Construct Housing  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The northern territorial rental/purchase program will provide tenants of those northern rental units built prior to 1975 the opportunity to purchase those units at a reasonable price. The corporation will determine the selling price of the unit. It is

Hiring Locally To Construct Housing  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. At present we are looking at new types of bonding that could be available. Also, if we get approval from CMHC, we can apply the business incentives policy; and if cabinet approves the new business incentives policy, there is also a bonding issue in that

Hiring Locally To Construct Housing  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The option of the community doing the survey on behalf of the Housing Corporation with no Housing Corporation staff participating is not open to the community. Thank you.

Hiring Locally To Construct Housing  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I agree. We will do it jointly.

Hiring Locally To Construct Housing  Mr. Chairman, the survey to be done this Spring is to adjust all the needs in the Northwest Territories. I do not know how to have 52 different surveys asking 52 different questions in each survey all over the communities, and try to make sense of it to begin with. The question

Hiring Locally To Construct Housing  What I am trying to say is that it is going to be a joint effort. The community is going to be working on behalf of the community, and their representation is going to represent the community. There is going to be a Housing Corporation official to represent the Housing Corporat