Three years later, tenants get homes in Gjoa Haven

A five-plex housing unit in Gjoa Haven will get its first tenants on May 1 – nearly three years after the initial construction was completed.

The Nunavut Housing Corp. issued a request for proposal for the project in summer 2002, and contracted the project to 4087879 Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Nunavut Investment Group.

The building was to be ready for tenants by fall 2003, but after an initial inspection, repairs were ordered to fix “construction issues,” said Lorne Veters. Veters is the general manager for Nunavut Construction Corp. Properties Inc. and is responsible for properties owned by Nunavut Investment Group and its companies.

After the repairs were made, the building should have been ready for tenants by fall 2004, but the local fuel company forgot to deliver fuel to the new building. Frozen pipes caused additional delays.

On April 8, the NHC did a final inspection of the building. On May 1, NHC will finally take over the building to use for GN staff housing.