A virtual town hall to discuss the proposed temporary day shelter will be taking place at 7:30 p.m. tonight. The town hall will include Health and Social Services Minister Julie Green. The location of the proposed day shelter is 4709 Franklin Ave. the Aurora Village office building. The town hall…
The Town of Hay River announced the opening of a new day shelter, only to find out there is still work to be done. Charles Sanders, spokesperson for the NWT Housing Corporation, says, 23 people have applied for access to the shelter so far. “The shelter has [the] capacity to…
Since the proposal for a temporary lease of the lower level of the former side door centre for at-risk youth was rejected by the city of Yellowknife. The NWT Health and Social Services Leadership Council will be hosting a public meeting to discuss the plans for a new temporary day…
A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection to a fatal beating outside downtown Yellowknife’s Day Shelter and Sobering Centre last September. Court documents show that 33-year-old Victor Shane Ugyuk pleaded guilty Monday to punching Mark Poodlat in the head and face several times in front of the shelter….