Caroline Cochrane

Caroline Cochrane
Range Lake

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 82)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That is correct. It is the eight-plex that we are talking about. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 82)

It isn't?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 82)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Actually, in the tax market communities there is a little bit of a luxury that those communities do have, such as Yellowknife, because there is a market rental so other agencies or people within the communities that actually provide housing period. Within the communities, such as Yellowknife, as the MLA said, currently we lease a lot of units with private landlords, so the building of an eight-plex for the 2018-2019 fiscal year would still accommodate the need because we would free up more of the normal market housing and still be able to address the public housing need...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 82)

Thank you for the compliment. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 82)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. M and I means modernization and improvement, so it's basically repairing of units. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 82)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Seven are at the state of partially completed, that there are just a few last touches to do, and then there is a number of them that are actually at various stages of construction. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 82)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, at this point it is okay for them to use them on construction as long as they are within our business plan and as long as they're still meeting the needs within the population. They can't build and just do some kind of initiative on their own; it has to fit within the model of the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 82)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, we are not averse to tiny homes. In fact, we have a home that is being designed in Aklavik, actually, in a partnership with the Aboriginal government. They are looking at a onebedroom design that is only 300 square feet but still meets the national building code. We are looking at partnerships with communities if they want to move into that. I am very respectful of communities, and so, hopefully, municipal governments or Aboriginal governments would come to us if they are looking at a tiny home concept, and it would a partnership model versus the Housing Corporation...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 82)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. On my left is Mr. Tom Williams; he's the president of the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation. On my right is Mr. Jim Martin; he is the vice-president of finance and infrastructure services. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 82)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We are still under contract to deliver those units to Fort Simpson. Thank you, Mr. Chair.