Committee Motion 45-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department (page 40), carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. That is exactly what the Housing Corporation is doing right now, for us to continue with that training aspect, keeping the local contractors and keeping the work local, and depending on our technical support to see those projects going forward. That is a p

Committee Motion 45-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department (page 40), carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to also comment that training is a requirement when we are putting our projects out for tender. We do have to see a training aspect and also look at the quality of work and looking at the Red Seal. I am familiar with the comment from the Memb

Committee Motion 45-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department (page 40), carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. Like my department said before, we take into a lot of consideration the retrofits that we have on the ground. We don't have money for new housing to put on the ground. We do rely on additional federal money that is out there and partnerships throughout the

Committee Motion 45-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department (page 40), carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to further comment that the co-investment fund is federal funding, and we do set aside a budget. I want to say that it's $1.2 million, and my department could correct me if I'm wrong. We would be supporting those applications annually, but for

Committee Motion 45-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department (page 40), carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. I will just revert the answer to Mr. Martin.

Committee Motion 45-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department (page 40), carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to say that the number out there is quite significant. I don't want to guess because I heard the number, and I was quite shocked. I'll refer the question over to Mr. Williams. Thank you.

Committee Motion 45-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department (page 40), carried  That is a part of our planning, as well, and I just wanted to also include that, just outside of Yellowknife, we really try to meet the barging season and the winter road season, as well, to decrease flying in materials into the communities. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Committee Motion 45-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department (page 40), carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. Just to comment, as well, having staff constantly update their training is a priority for me, as well. I'm curious to see what our technical staff have been doing to keep up with the training that they've been receiving. I'm going to defer this question ov

Committee Motion 45-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department (page 40), carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. The Housing Corporation always had this number out as 95 percent is northern employment and northern contractors. I asked them about the additional, the five percent. Why isn't it 100? The five percent is with the space frames, so those have to be construc

Committee Motion 45-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department (page 40), carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. There are a number of different approaches we'd have to take, also environmental and structural and the design. There is a lot that goes into the retrofits. I'll have President Tom Williams respond.

Committee Motion 45-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department (page 40), carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. I can't think of that at the top of my head. ---Laughter I'll have Mr. Martin respond. Thank you.

Committee Motion 45-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department (page 40), carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. I hear the frustration. I hear you. The co-investment fund is frustrating. It is an opportunity by the federal government, and I am absolutely frustrated with it. It's an opportunity that's out there, but it's not an opportunity. One year to process an app

Committee Motion 45-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department (page 40), carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. One of the things the Housing Corporation is working on is Indigenous partnership. It's a huge priority for us within our department, but we have additional housing programs and additional housing partnerships that do exist in Fort Smith. With the announce

Committee Motion 45-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department (page 40), carried  Thank you, Madam Chair, and to the Member, as well. We do have a decline in the funding that we do receive, but we also have the RCMP units that are coming forward. Those are just RCMP replacement for market housing units. I will have Jim Martin elaborate on the declining of the

Committee Motion 45-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Infrastructure - Deferral of Department (page 40), carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, I will put something together. Thank you, Madam Chair.