George Nerysoo

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In Fort McPherson, you have nine units. When we were in McPherson this spring, you took a tour of one of the units that are over 50 years old and there are more units in that category. Do you know if these are the similar ones that are being renovated in Fort McPherson? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. How is Housing NWT addressing the issue of suitability of housing? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In my riding, especially in that community, you see a lot of people that are approaching me and asking me like what is the government doing. Where are all these -- where's the money to allocate housing. How many of those 897 applications include residents in the Mackenzie Delta communities? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to recognize my CA, Georgina Neyando, who has travelled down with me from Fort McPherson to be here to take in some -- do some work here in the Assembly on my behalf. I'd just like to welcome Georgina. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's more of a comment. I've seen people work with asbetos in the Mackenzie Delta and when they work in those areas, they confine -- they seal the whole area right off before they even work on it and they use special equipment and ventilation and all that precautions before they even start work or -- in that area. So it's pretty well contained. And so hopefully there's no contaminants that will place the students and the staff in danger because they're still using the facility at this time. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My question is in regards to the James Creek maintenance camp. It's stated here that they're going to be fixing up the existing camp. Is there works underway for a new location? I have been told in the past that there was -- they were looking at a new location for a new camp. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Informing the dental patients who may have been into one of these clinics, these specific dates is very crucial for their well-being and long-term health. What measures have been taken by the department or the health centres to ensure that all these patients have been notified and tested for these infections? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In March and April of this year, the residents of the Beaufort Delta region were advised that they may have been exposed to an infection. The following communities and some of its residents may have been exposed:

Aklavik,

Fort McPherson,

Paulatuk,

Sachs Harbour, and

Ulukhaktok.

Residents from the noted communities were advised that if they were patients at one of these health centres that they were to get tested for HEP C, HEP B, or HIV. Dr. Kondola, the NWT chief public health officer, stated that the possibility of contracting the infection is very low; getting tested is...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for the answer. The other question I have is in regards to capital assets on the retrofit fund. For the Aklavik, they were working on the septic tank in Aklavik and they came into some problems. Can you give me some update on what's been done so far? Like, is it safe? You always talk about safety of human lives, and is this project safe for the students and the staff within the school? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This will be my final question. Will the department be looking at alternative locations to send dental patients in order to take the stress off the Yellowknife dentists and to better accommodate patients when they're travelling? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.