Robert Hawkins

I would ask how many people are in the community of Fort Res needing housing. In other words, we have housing authorities all around the Northwest Territories and people on waiting lists. If the Housing Corporation is unable to supply the specific number, would it be safe to guess that there would be at least eight people looking for housing in that community? Thank you.

What’s the housing core need in the community of Fort Res?

Thank you. How long has it been on the operational side of the ledger? In other words, sitting there empty.

It doesn’t matter to me. I just want the answer.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too wish to recognize Cathie Bolstad with NWT Tourism. As well, I’d like to recognize a constituent of Yellowknife Centre which is Ron Ostrom. Many people will also recognize him from the many walks and journeys he has made around Frame Lake. He really did a great job promoting exercise and active living.

I’m not going to need 10 minutes. I just want to make a point, which is $25,000 a door could be $200,000. I would just see the government sell the unit and then pay for its full repairs and then rent it back in some form or fashion. Anyway, I just wanted to make sure I said that, eight doors times $25,000, $200,000. Who knows what they are going to sell it for or buy it back or pay? I would just hate to see that situation. I would rather just pay to fix the darn thing, house the families and make sure they are up on their own and find a way to pay for it. Come to the Legislature. I would...

We’re all well aware that the Cabinet has the authority, as does the Executive Council, to exempt the NWT Power Corp from delivering a dividend payment to the government. By the way, when I say dividend I mean profit.

Is the Minister able to speak to how long this happens to be the case and when was the last time the government directed the NWT Power Corp to deliver a dividend? As this government waived the dividend, what is the intent of why they’ve waived it?

In a perfect world the Housing Corporation decides to get away from this particular unit that has eight units, we sell it for whatever dollar amount, I have yet to find the value or balance. We sell it, which means the money goes into the GNWT coffers. Somebody now becomes the owner and someone decides they want to be in the rental business in the Northwest Territories in this community. I don’t want to ask a hypothetical question because we’d be ruled out of order, but I see it as a huge opening that someone would be coming to us asking for money and assistance in order to create a business...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’ll have questions for the Minister of the NWT Power Corporation.

My question for the Minister is: Can the Minister of the NWT Power Corp inform this House which of our 33 communities the NWT Power Corp does not service as the distribution agent and explain why that is not the case? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Has the Minister come to the Legislature to ask for additional money to repair those eight units to ensure we would increase the housing stock in that community with more than 10 percent by adding those…for those 12 individuals or families waiting to get housing?