Julie Green

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, this listing of projects doesn't say anything about the Yellowknife Visitors' Centre. Could the Minister update us on the plan to replace the Yellowknife Visitors' Centre? Thank you.

I am pulling out my wish list. I got a yes, so I am going for it. There is hope. In the meantime, prior to the legislative change, can the Minister commit to providing more staff at the rental office so that the written orders can be made available sooner?

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Justice. The Rental Office has made some positive changes in getting clients to the hearing stage, but the wait for written decisions often adds up to three months. The Rental Officer, in her most recent report, says, "Amending the Act to be consistent with Alberta's legislation would immediately reduce wait times for both hearing dates and issuance of orders. By releasing the time spent writing reasons for decision that have already been given orally at hearing, more time would be available to complete other duties." My...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Nothing further.

Yes, thank you. Well, given the amount of money that tourism is bringing to the territory, I think that the more quickly we can get to providing better services for visitors, the more successful we will be in building up our tourism numbers.

I want to ask some questions as well about the parks. The North Slave parks are very heavily used, often by people who live in the North Slave. My question is whether there are any plans to expand any of the North Slave parks or to develop any new parks, for example in the Tlicho or Deh Cho areas. Thank you.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the career of the Reverend Peter Chynoweth who is retiring from active ministry. During 28 years of service with the United Church of Canada, Peter guided the Yellowknife Church to become an affirming ministry, served as president of the Yellowknife Ministerial Association, chaplain for RCMP "G" Division, led monthly worship for residents at Avens, and has been a strong advocate of social justice issues. Please join me in saluting the service and achievements of Peter Chynoweth. Mahsi.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the Minister compiling and sharing that document. We know that one dimension of core housing need is to address overcrowding, which is acute in some communities. The houses are very overcrowded, and the only way to un-crowd them is to provide more houses. I'm interested to know: 31 units and not in the most crowded areas, which are in the Tlicho area, how this is going to address that dimension of core need if he has that information to hand. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the clarification that that's 25 units. I note that there are, if I understand this correctly, four units of market housing in Ulukhaktok and two in Hay River, so the total then is 31 units next year. Is that correct?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Okay. I need to make sure that we are all talking about the same thing. It was my understanding that the base building analysis is happening on the old building and the renovations are happening on the old building. My question was about the confidence that the work will be completed on the old building in the 2019-2020 fiscal year and that renovations will then begin on schedule in the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Is that correct? Thank you.