The Grey Mountain Housing Society is looking to appeal a decision by the Yukon Housing Corp. (YHC) that has kept the society from being part of the 89 new housing units planned for seniors.

The federal and territorial governments announced Monday they are providing $1.4 million to build the units in Copper Ridge and Takhini.

Falcon Ridge Chalet Village will sit on the empty lot beside Ecole Emilie Tremblay at Raven Place.

Normandy Manor will be located at the former Range Road power plant next to a daycare and near Takhini Elementary School.

In a press release issued Tuesday, the society said part of its proposal was returned to it because it was deemed by YHC to be an attachment.

The application form for the proposal tells bidders that blank pages are provided at the end of the document to allow for more complete answers, and that bidders are not to attach nor include any other pages or documents.

The society said in its release the attachment was information asked for in the application.

Their press release said the application form only provides two blank pages for additional information.

Instead of writing its additional information onto the form, the society typed it up and attached it to the document, the release said.

The attached pages were then returned to the group in a sealed envelope.

In a letter addressed to the Grey Mountain Housing Society, Candace Thomas, the YHC's contract administrator, said, 'The Application Form does not allow for attachments other than those specified on the Information and Instruction sheet.'

The letter went on to add, 'These attachments will not be reviewed by the Committee; however, the information that was submitted on the application forms will be evaluated.'

The society's press release said it has met with Hank Moorlag, the Yukon's ombudsman, and is looking into filing an official complaint.

Representatives at the society said its manager, Darla Lindstrom, was unavailable for comment to today and that no additional comments would be made until her expected return on Thursday.

Jim Kenyon, the minister responsible for the YHC, told reporters Tuesday the society's application was received and he is sure it was given every consideration the review process permits.

Kenyon added the process was not political. Decisions were made by a technical review committee that examined proposals for completeness, location, project management experience, construction experience and Yukon content, the minister said.

Louise Girard, the YHC's vice-president of operations, said today she was unable to discuss the particulars of Grey Mountain's application.

However, she added the YHC is meeting with groups interested in discussing the results of their scoring and where they lost points in the scoring process.

She said she is not aware of Grey Mountain contacting the corporation to discuss their results.