About a dozen residents spoke to the territory's standing committee on social development in Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T. on Monday about housing and homelessness prevention. It was the third and final public hearing organized by the committee.
Every winter for the past five years, Łutselk'e, N.W.T., resident Mildred Lockhart finds sewage backed up in her bathtub, and her application to the government for funds to fix is was denied. MLA Richard Edjericon said it's an example of excessive barriers.
Six MLAs voiced their opposition to the 2022 budget, while the premier, cabinet and several MLAs say concessions made during negotiations were enough to secure their approval.
Richard Edjericon, MLA for Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh, owes the N.W.T. Housing Corporation $113,000 for a defaulted mortgage. He says he has contacted the Corporation's president three times to pay off debt but received no response.
The Northwest Territories government is evaluating how changes to global oil prices will affect the cost of living in communities, and whether it's feasible to give any relief at the pumps. With winter resupply just 60 per cent complete, the N.W.T. is paying current market prices for fuel being delivered today.