Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 124)

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. It's true, there's a design contract that has been awarded for the 51st Street location. And for additional information on that, I'll ask Mr. Heath to provide.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 124)

The simple reason that we don't have a treatment centre is because they don't work. We have tried four times. The effort to provide one treatment centre for all the regions, languages, and cultures hasn't been successful; people don't attend. And what we found is by giving people options, they attend in greater numbers than they ever have when we had a facility in the NWT. Thank you.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 124)

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I'm not able to give a date at this time for the first resident to move in. What I can say is that I can provide waiting list information. The largest waiting list presently is in the Beaufort Delta. It's 15 individuals. So there is a waitlist I think in almost every location, except for Fort Smith, of somewhere between one and 15 individuals. So obviously we are interested in having the longterm care facilities available.

Our commitment to aging in place has as much to do with home care and supports provided for people to stay in their own homes as it does...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 124)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the issues are, as Mr. Heath said, that without knowing which location is the final choice then it's very difficult to estimate the project cost but this is a 75/25 project.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 124)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Heath will clarify that.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 124)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the budget for this project has changed and the completion date has changed, and I'll ask my colleague Perry Heath to provide some additional detail. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 124)

Yes, I think the missing piece here is the Stanton Legacy Project, which is partly a longterm care project. And so I'll ask Mr. Heath to provide additional detail on the spending on that project. Thank you

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 124)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. On my left is Kyla Kakfwi Scott, the assistant deputy minister. And on my right is Perry Heath, the director of Infrastructure.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 124)

Thank you for the comment.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 124)

Yes, thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I'm meeting with the executive director on Monday. I appreciate the offer from the Member.