Caroline Cochrane

In 2011, actually, the Housing Corporation had a formal appraisal done of the building and the land.

At the time, the appraisal came in at $1.225 million.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The building that we're talking about was sold, actually, by the NWT Housing Corporation on August 6, 2015. At that time, it did include both the land and the building. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would also like to recognize two members of the NWT Status of Women Council. As you stated, Violet Camsell-Blondin and Georgina Jacobson Masuzumi, who is the president of the Status of Women. Welcome.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Since I don't actually know exactly where we are in Tsiigehtchic with that modular unit, I will have to take notice of the Member's statement, thank you.

The direction that we have given the local housing organizations is that they are to come to us with their suggestions on how they are going to deal with the surpluses. So, again, out of respect for the process that we've already put it on the table and asked them to present to us, then I think at this point it would be inappropriate for me to go back on them and demand what we want to see. So I would be more than eager to see what they are going to present to us. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

For quite a few Legislative Assemblies actually there has been a stall on building new units, public housing units. I have not personally spoken to those Ministers so I cannot actually say what their reasoning was for that. My intuition, my gut is telling me, though, that they did put a hold on it because of the declining funding in the operating and maintenance for the CMHC which will dissolve in 2038. So as part of that, I am looking at strategies to address that so that we can actually increase our public housing stock. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to take a moment to recognize the students from Range Lake. It's always an honour when we have youth attending the Legislative Assembly. They will be our future leaders and it's really great to see them taking part in our meetings here. I also want to take a moment to recognize Anne Harry. Annie is a personal friend of mine. I really appreciate her, and I also want to recognize her daughter, who isn't here but who will be the coordinator of the Housing First project. So I just want to take a moment to recognize and say how much I really appreciate all that...

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following 11 documents entitled "GNWT Response to Motion 19-18(2): Addressing Core Housing Needs in the NWT," "Follow-up Letter to Oral Question 17-18(2): Arctic Winter Games Application Process," "Follow-up Letter to Oral Question 179-18(2): Highway Rescue Services," "Follow-up Letter to Oral Question 181-18(2): 911 Emergency Telephone Services," "Follow-up Letter to Oral Question 183-18(2): Hamlet of Fort McPherson Financial Status," "Follow-up Letter to Oral Question 199-18(2): Allocation of Lottery Proceeds," "Follow-up Letter to Oral Question 209-18(2)...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At this point I would say that that would not be a very good recommendation; my concern would be is that we set people up. If we were to put them in temporary residences and rent places, people then get accustomed. This is their home, they get very comfortable, and then when their surplus for the local housing organization runs out, then they're kicked out in the street. So I don't think that is a very viable solution.