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By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News When NCC Development Ltd. signed on to build 2,000 homes as part of the Nunavut 3000 initiative, it lacked a \u201cfull team,\u201d CEO Clarence Synard said. Synard made the remarks before the Nunavut legislature\u2019s government oversight committee Friday, where MLAs have been reviewing the auditor general\u2019s 2025 report on public housing in Nunavut. Part of that report noted that Nunavut Housing Corp. is facing \u201cchallenges to meet its public housing targets under the Nunavut 3000 Strategy by 2030.\u201d While committee members were examining that issue, Netsilik MLA Joseph Quqqiaq asked Synard if NCC had the \u201cresources, personnel, equipment, corporate structure to deliver\u201d on Nunavut 3000. \u201cAt the time of the signing of the agreement, we did not have a full team… <\/p>\n

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By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News When NCC Development Ltd. signed on to build 2,000 homes as part of the Nunavut 3000 initiative, it lacked a \u201cfull team,\u201d CEO Clarence Synard said. Synard made the remarks before the Nunavut legislature\u2019s government oversight committee Friday, where MLAs have been reviewing the auditor general\u2019s 2025 report on public housing in Nunavut. Part of that report noted that Nunavut Housing Corp. is facing \u201cchallenges to meet its public housing targets under the Nunavut 3000 Strategy by 2030.\u201d While committee members were examining that issue, Netsilik MLA Joseph Quqqiaq asked Synard if NCC had the \u201cresources, personnel, equipment, corporate structure to deliver\u201d on Nunavut 3000. \u201cAt the time of the signing of the agreement, we did not have a full team... <\/p>\n

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