Question 522-19(2): Stimulus Funding for Small Remote Communities  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The department continues to support the smaller communities and all municipalities throughout the territory. Presently, one of the major activities that we are having is the emergency management plans that we are working with with the COVID secretariat, as

Question 522-19(2): Stimulus Funding for Small Remote Communities  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier this year, Municipal and Community Affairs did have a disbursement out to the communities, all 33, in response to COVID. Also, we did have additional funding that was allocated to the smaller communities for sport and recreation. Thank you, Mr. Spe

Eulogy for Maurice Edward Mendo  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize and honour the life of a truly inspirational mountain Dene Indian elder, Mr. Maurice Edward Mendo. Born in 1932, from the time he was born until he had passed away January 25, 2021, Mr. Mendo embodied in every way what it meant to be a Dene

Question 511-19(2): Alternative Voting Methods for Communities  I will have my department follow up and see what that would look like having online voting within the Northwest Territories, but once again to the Member that this is not a priority of this government or the department. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 511-19(2): Alternative Voting Methods for Communities  Yes, the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs will engage in a conversation with the NWTAC to explore the opportunity for online voting. Also, I will have my department reach out to the Gwich'in, as well, to see how this online voting was perceived in the communities and

Question 511-19(2): Alternative Voting Methods for Communities  During the lifetime of this Assembly, no, this will not be brought forward. It was not identified as a priority throughout the Northwest Territories and within our smaller communities. However, that doesn't stop me from looking at the idea of the online voting. One of the things

Question 511-19(2): Alternative Voting Methods for Communities  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you to the Member for the question. This year, online voting in the elections was not identified as one of the working priorities with the Association of Communities. We will be working with the Fire Prevention Act, seniors, and property taxation

Question 503-19(2): Housing Shortage in Nunakput  I will be working with my colleagues from the department of education, as well, and looking at the significant need throughout the Northwest Territories for teachers. I just wanted to reiterate and clarify that we did not evict the teacher out of the unit. We did work with that i

Question 503-19(2): Housing Shortage in Nunakput  I hear the Member's comments, as well, because we do have similar concerns brought throughout the Northwest Territories, but we do have a certain amount of units that are available. I'm not going to comment on the individual, but I do want to really express the importance of the

Question 503-19(2): Housing Shortage in Nunakput  Thank you to the Member for rephrasing that question. Last year, the Housing Corporation did set aside a number of houses throughout the Northwest Territories to deal with COVID-19, and should we have an outbreak in the communities, these units were set aside for that use. I will

Question 503-19(2): Housing Shortage in Nunakput  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Looking at the emergency shelter for Paulatuk, I would have to revisit that initiative, and I would have to get a further update on if that was concluded for the community or what was the reason that we did not construct that facility. I would also have to

Question 502-19(2): Seniors Housing  I hear where the Member is coming from, and I thank her for her advocacy for the seniors throughout the Northwest Territories. We do need to consider that we do have families. We do have single parents. We do have people that are fighting addiction. We do have a low-income progra

Question 502-19(2): Seniors Housing  I hear the Member's comments, as well, because seniors in the Northwest Territories do require housing but then adequate housing. We need to be making sure that we meet the needs that our housing that is developed and the programs that we offer do meet the needs of the seniors bu

Question 502-19(2): Seniors Housing  The Housing Corporation has developed this criteria in order to program deliver and to meet the needs of the Northwest Territories, as well. I just want to say that the last time that this was updated was 2015, and it did take an exclusive amount of detail throughout the Northwes

Question 502-19(2): Seniors Housing  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In developing the core needs threshold for the Northwest Territories, it's an ongoing process. The last time it was updated was 2015, but we do hear a lot of concerns regarding the core need income threshold. We are taking a look at it. Also, I want to kee