Police now work with housing officials to oust traffickers, rowdy tenants from public housing units

After years of complaints and pleas for help from MLAs and tenants, the RCMP now helps local officials build their case for evictions

In an effort to deal with an increase of drug use and sales in public housing across the NWT, the RCMP has started to share information...

Fewer residents, more garbage at 51st Street homeless encampment

GNWT hopes for 'cooperative resolution,' but explores legal options as deadlines to vacate ignored

The mounds of trash at Yellowknife’s homeless encampment only grew over the weekend, as some campers left, with about five remaining. A CKLB reporter spoke with...

Nine who remain at 51st Street homeless encampment fear RCMP arrival at any time

Territorial government’s deadline to vacate the Aspen Apartments parking lot this week pushed back to Friday

Tents lay abandoned, clothes hang on posts and embers remain hot as the last residents of Yellowknife’s homeless encampment 51st Street await their fate. Nine people...

Homeless encampment in Yellowknife to come down starting today

Authorities will work with residents there to secure housing options; area residents complained of filth and crime

“I’m at a breaking point. I’m out of options. But today we’re supposed to hear news from the GNWT or the City … about finding us...

City open to ‘homeless encampments’ on public land, says Mayor Rebecca Alty

Social advocate Georgina Franki says new tent platform on Commissioner’s land at Niven Lake a good place to start

More homeless encampments could be popping up in Yellowknife, as city officials are in discussions with their GNWT counterparts over how to handle the increased number...

Fort Good Hope Construction Centre wins ‘millions of dollars’ from Canada Mortgage and Housing

Training and housing go hand in hand in Rádeyı̨lı̨ Kǫ́ (Fort Good Hope), says MLA Shauna Morgan

The proposed Fort Good Hope Construction Centre just received a large financial prize from Canada Mortgage and Housing and “is exactly the type of local economic...

Shelters are full in Yellowknife, MLA seeks solutions from GNWT

Number of bed seekers has increased and 'capacity is being completely overwhelmed,' says Shauna Morgan

Emergency shelters in Yellowknife are “completely overwhelmed,” with MLA Shauna Morgan saying she’s afraid the system will collapse without solutions being found soon. Morgan is the...

High-school grads ‘led to believe’ diploma will open post-secondary doors, says Aurora College chair

“They go into different post-secondary schools and (told) they’re not qualified. That’s a real, real hard thing to see.” – Mackenzie Delta MLA George Nerysoo. “It...