Ulukhaktok Mayor Laverna Klengenberg says people in the community are SA国际影视传媒渕aking dueSA国际影视传媒� with the housing theySA国际影视传媒檝e got, but the community could use more social housing and some upgrades to the old homes that are currently there.

Meanwhile, three NWT Housing Corp. modular homesSA国际影视传媒攚hich she believes are not for social housing but for market sale, as some of the corp.SA国际影视传媒檚 properties areSA国际影视传媒攕it unfinished in the community as winter begins to set in.

On Oct. 19, Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green questioned Minister Caroline Cochrane about the contract behind those units. Hay RiverSA国际影视传媒檚 Concept Energy Services was awarded part of a major housing contract last year, to build 19 two-bedroom duplexes by March. Now there are three contract opportunities posted to finish the units in Ulukhaktok, which were supposed to be part of ConceptSA国际影视传媒檚 project.

When asked whatSA国际影视传媒檚 next, Cochrane said there are a variety of options.

SA国际影视传媒淲e can either work with supporting Concept Energy to do them,SA国际影视传媒� said Cochrane, who is responsible for the NWT Housing Corp. SA国际影视传媒淲e can put them out to public tender. We can look at negotiated contracts within communities.SA国际影视传媒�

Cochrane said a decision would be made within two weeks. News/North did not hear back from the Housing Corp. by press time on whether, and what, progress had been made on that decision.

While Cochrane didnSA国际影视传媒檛 have the numbers behind the contract on hand when questioned by Green, the website opennwt.ca posts and archives information on government tenders in the territory. It shows a $9,181,430 contract that closed May 20 for the construction of duplex and single units in multiple communities. Other details in this contract matched what was discussed in the legislative assembly: that a smaller portion of the overall contract was awarded to YellowknifeSA国际影视传媒檚 Energy Wall and Building Products Ltd.

As well, according to the site, Concept Energy did not obtain any other GNWT home construction contracts last year.

Pierre (Rocky) Simpson, president of Concept Energy, did not respond to requests for comment.

Back in Ulukhaktok, Klengenberg said the failure to finish these units on time wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 a major blow to the community, but that it would be a bigger priority to get some of the old, aging units upgraded.

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As well, a few more units would be put to use.

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But, for the time being, these people have places to stay in Ulukhaktok.