The selections should have been done this past spring, and the materials ordered before the freight boats started their travels to the north coast.

William Lucy is the Co-ordinator for Torngat Regional Housing Association.

He says he had hoped the housing committees would have made these selections for Nain, Makkovik and Postville by the end of June as they have to be finalized before they can order the building materials and supplies for these communities.

He is encouraging the local housing committees to do their selections, as it is getting late in the season to make the orders and for construction to start.

Lucy says it will be awhile yet before construction of homes can start, but he is hopeful that construction may start at the end of this month in most towns.

The housing materials were ordered for Rigolet and Hopedale 3 weeks ago, and it usually takes about 4 weeks to arrive.