Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In follow-up to my Member’s statement, I have a few questions for the Minister of Housing.
As I mentioned, there are elders who are patiently awaiting the opening of a new elders home in Aklavik, and I would like to ask the Minister if they are on schedule. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Blake. Minister of Housing, Mr. McLeod.
Thanks very much, Mr. Speaker. We’re very pleased with the progress on the new Joe Greenland Centre in Aklavik, and I can report to the Member that it is on schedule and they’re looking at planned completion of June of this year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
That’s good to hear. How soon can we have our elders moving into that facility? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
As I said, we plan for completion in June of this year. There would always have to be some work done as to inspections and making sure that it’s ready for the elders to move in. But, again, the completion date is in June and I’m assuming it would be shortly after that that the elders can start moving in. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
We also have plans for a new facility in Fort McPherson. I’d like to ask the Minister, how soon can we expect the construction of this building and has it be awarded yet? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
The contract has been awarded for the construction of the seniors centre in Fort McPherson. We have planned for completion in December of this year. So, they would be doing a lot of the construction this summer, and if it goes according to plan, it should be completed by December of this year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Final, short supplementary, Mr. Blake.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That’s good news. There are a lot of elders in the communities who are awaiting these new facilities here. It also gives us an opportunity for other people who are on the waiting list for up to three years. That’s really good to hear, and I’m sure they’re really waiting for this availability. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Blake. No question. Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.
