CFHA Residential Housing Unit (RHU)-old PMQ [MERGED]

[PMedMoe]

National Capital Region also doesn't get PLD, which is why the rent was supposed to be artifically low; to compensate for that.

Yep, I used to be posted there.  Also, some of the PMQs there are "self-help" with lower rents for certain ranks.

 

[ARMY_101]

Yep, I used to be posted there.  Also, some of the PMQs there are "self-help" with lower rents for certain ranks.

Understood. The media article seems to blend both the complaints of SHHO with the CFHA houses, both of which are located at Uplands.  It doesn't change the fact though that the rent is being increased to a level higher than what should be expected for a) a junior member; b) someone who receives no PLD; and c) the condition of the units. That seems to be the feedback both from members that live there and from those commenting on the CBC story.

 

[Sub_Guy]

Currently, the rent for a three-bedroom semi-detached home on the Uplands military base is between $1,020 and $1,465 per month, according to the Canadian Forces Housing Agency.

Wow, that rent seems high.  I currently rent a renovated (like new) 4 bedroom house in Comox, with two full bathrooms for $935 a month. 

 

[Sparkplugs]

Quick little pmq question. The lady down the road babysits my son, and gas three kids of her own. There are vermin living around/under her porch, both front anf back, on her pmq. I don't mean mice, or moles, or bees, it's rats. Big, brown rats. I thought at first she was exaggerating when she told me, until I drove there today, and watched a big ol' mama rat and a couple of babies run across the road and under her porch, completely nonchalantly, and I walked right up to them to make sure they were indeed rats. I know what rats are, I had them as pets in college, but not like these ones. Definitely not escaped domestic ones. Anyway, she called CFHA, who laid some traps. You know those little wooden mousetraps with the springs? Picture those, but ten times bigger. They haven't caught anything. She called again, and they said they can't use poison in case a dog gets in there. So they told her there's nothing more they can do except lay traps. These little suckers are multiplying. I'm concerned, because I have a two year-old kid who goes there two weeks a month, and I don't want him getting bitten by these. I remember when we moved into this pmq 5 years ago, we had mice, and it took CFHA 6 months to send around a dude with a mousetrap. We took care of it ourselves by that point. I guess I'm asking if the best thing is for her to keep bugging CFHA? Can I do anything? If she hires an exterminator to come take care of them, is there any way to get CFHA to pay for it? I know when I had a sick groundhog in my yard, it was C&E that I had to take care of it myself, but with the rats, they said it was CFHA's business. So help? Any advice? Is this something CFHA should be dealing with? Or the health department? Anyone been in the same boat? (And for the record, I'm not being a big wimpy girl, I'm not afraid of them, just worried about what they could be carrying.)  :-X

*Also, feel free to PM me if you don't want to answer publicly.

 

[captloadie]

The resident should go to CFHA and request they install the "pet friendly" poison traps that are available. You see them at many commercial establishments. Basically a small plastic black box that has poision inside and a small entrance for rodents, but no real way for larger animals to get at it. They may say that there is a risk a pet may get at a dead rat that has been poisoned, but that could happen anywhere. (Oh, and maybe remind CFHA that RHU policy states pets need to be either fenced or tied up on RHU property, so no pets should be able to get at a properly placed trap.)

 

[Sparkplugs]

The resident should go to CFHA and request they install the "pet friendly" poison traps that are available. You see them at many commercial establishments. Basically a small plastic black box that has poision inside and a small entrance for rodents, but no real way for larger animals to get at it. They may say that there is a risk a pet may get at a dead rat that has been poisoned, but that could happen anywhere. (Oh, and maybe remind CFHA that RHU policy states pets need to be either fenced or tied up on RHU property, so no pets should be able to get at a properly placed trap.)

Thank you, I'll definitely let her know!

 

[AshS]

I've just registered to this site, and this particular subject grabbed my attention. My family lives in the PMQs in Oromocto, and the state of ours is disgusting.  We took it over from my husbands old roommate, CFHA came to do an inspection before it was signed over, said all was fine, so we  took it over.  Now....we just had a baby, our bathroom is full of mold, there is mold starting to grow on our ceiling in the kitchen, the old roommate left some things damaged on the wall of the living room that we are now responsible for....even though when it was inspected before we took it over, all was apparently fine and there was nothing that had to be done.  There is no insulation in the walls to the outside, we were told that it is a requirement to own a dehumidifier (which if it is a requirement, it should just be here as we are RENTING!) So, our home was just inspected as I called to complain....the solution:  paint over the mold in the bathroom, re-grout the moldy bathtub tiles, leave the toilet, sink, and tub even though the tub finish is all coming off, repaint one wall in the kitchen. The next thing that I had asked CFHA was to be moved to a different Q, could this happen?? Nope.  So now here I am, with a 4 month old baby and living with mold that we cant do anything about until we can save up enough for a home of our own, which could take 2 years as many would know as a new family starting out.  I love the fact that someone that we know was given the option of 5 different PMQs to move into because they needed more space because they had a child just last week....but we were told that it was not possible. 


As for Mr. Fraser......maybe you should think about the responsible families that do live in the PMQs before you start ranting about how we are all apparently good for nothing in your opinion.  There are people who do not take care of their homes here, yes, but it is not everyone and we do not all deserve the same label and treatment. 

 

[MrsMurray]

Just wondering what people are paying for their utilities while living in the pmqs in Kingston? We're most likely getting a 2 bedroom, but not sure yet on whether it'll be an apartment style or house style. Still waiting for our application to go through. We're moving up next month so I'm just trying to get an idea of our monthly budget. Looking forward to meeting everyone there!

 

[PuckChaser]

Water is bulk, about 25 bucks a month included with your rent. I paid ~70 a month equal billing for gas, and ~100 for electricity. This was a 3 bdrm single house, that was not one of the upgraded ones. No idea if its anywhere close for the apartments.

 

[The Bread Guy]

A belated update for this thread:

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/090930/canada/canada_manitoba300909_kapyong_decision_invalid

The transfer of a former military base in suburban Winnipeg to a Crown corporation for redevelopment and sale has been declared invalid, a Federal Court judge ruled Wednesday.

The 90-hectare parcel of land along Kenaston Boulevard, known as Kapyong Barracks, was the former site of 350 homes for soldiers and their families.

The base closed and has been vacant since 2004 when the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, relocated to CFB Shilo near Brandon, Man.

In a ruling made public Wednesday, Justice Douglas Campbell said the federal government didn't do enough consultation with First Nations groups over the future use of the land before transferring it to the Canada Lands Corp., which would redevelop and sell the land ....

Appealed, and confirmed by the Federal Court of Appeal ....

In a decision on Friday, the federal court of appeal said it agrees that the federal government failed to adequately consult with First Nations over the sale of Kapyong Barracks, the old military base in Winnipeg that has sat empty since 2004.

A group of four Manitoba First Nations want the 64-hectare site on Kenaston Boulevard. There was interest in turning it into an urban reserve ....

The wheels continue to (slowly) grind.

 

[exspy]

Was there this much trouble disposing of Lavérendrye Lines in Winnipeg when that site was no longer required?  I'm not an expert but when the disposal of Currie and Harvey Barracks' in Calgary was going on, I seem to recall the Sarcee FN receiving the Harvey site and building a casino while the Currie site is being commercially developed as residential housing.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Is anyone aware of an underlying issue that is making this particular disposal such a cause célèbre?

Cheers,
Dan.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

I fail to see why the transfer of the lands from DND to CLC is the issue. The lands are surplus to DND, so they go to CLC for disposal. Government policy says that OGDs get first crack at the land, followed by First Nations to extinguish land claims. I saw nothing that ever ordained that DND had a preference who got the land. That the 4-5 First Nations involved in this disposal all want the whole parcel, at the expense of each other is probably part of the problem. The other part of the problem is the surrounding neighbourhoods, which are pretty affluent and not exactly thrilled with the idea of an urban reserve. They would rather see the land sit empty and the buildings rot into the ground, than that happen.

Winnipeg is a complex place...

 

[GAP]

The other part of the problem is the surrounding neighbourhoods, which are pretty affluent Very, very affluent and not exactly thrilled strangling with the idea of an urban reserve. They would rather see the land sit empty and the buildings rot into the ground, than that happen. and they will find a way

Winnipeg is a complex place...not

TFTFY......... ;D

 

[AJFitzpatrick]

Isn't/Didn't something similar happening/ed with CFB Rockcliffe/Ottawa North ?

 

[The Bread Guy]

Is there an election on or something?

Former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin says the federal government made an error in pursuing a lawsuit instead of negotiations over the sale of a former Canadian Forces base in Winnipeg.

In a decision issued on Friday, the federal Court of Appeal said it agrees that the federal government failed to adequately consult with Treaty 1 First Nations over the sale of Kapyong Barracks, which has sat empty since 2004 ....

 

[The Bread Guy]

The latest ....

Manitoba First Nation leaders say they're pleased to hear that a court battle with the federal government over Kapyong Barracks, a hotly contested piece of real estate in Winnipeg, could soon be over.

During a campaign stop in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper said the government will not appeal the latest decision from the the Federal Court of Appeal, which upheld an earlier ruling that said Ottawa had failed to consult four First Nations about the future development of the former military site.

"We've met with local First Nations leaders and will continue to do so as we move forward," Harper told reporters Tuesday morning before ending his news conference, which focused on a promise to create 1.3 million jobs by 2020 ....

 

[krimynal]

Hey everyone ,

I wanted to reply to my old topic which was named "BACK with the PMQ Questions" but it was locked , if admins want to move this one into the other one I have no problem with this.

So I got the call this morning that I will be joining the Air-Force as of August 24Th 2016 as an AVN Tech !!! Couldn't be happier right now, I'm litterally over the moon !!!

But someone got an interesting fact to my attention not long ago , and I was wondering if anyone had any info on that.

My girlfriend and I started a while back a little business doing reptiles breeding.  So we currently own quite a few of them ( about 70-80 ) currently in Quebec , we didn't have to sign up as an official business because we are making less than 15K a year.

But someone told me that we could not bring any reptiles in PMQ's .... is that right ??? because then I will try to find an apartment and not apply for a PMQ.  I went on the rules on Forces.ca , the only thing they say is that you need to apply to the city Bylaws ... I do know a lot of breeder in Barrie and it's not a problem .... but then again ....

Is this true ?? because I would need to check for something else if I can't bring them with me ....

Thanks a lot !

 

[mariomike]

Congratulations on getting back in, krim!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPw-3e_pzqU

And good luck with your pets. 

 

[krimynal]

thanks a lot Mariomike !!!

I swear I wanted this so much haha !!! but I couldn't be happier of getting my 1st choice , and straight to Borden , I don't know what my pay will be like , probably will know that later on , but at least I know I'm getting back in uniform and as a regular member in a job that looks amazing !

 

[PMedMoe]

You'll probably have to check Base/Wing Standing Orders.  I know reptiles weren't allowed in the Qs in Petawawa.

Also, I think you have to clear it with CFHA and/or Base if you are running a business out of your PMQ.