Yellowknife Community Arena serving as temporary day and overnight shelter
The Yellowknife Community Arena is serving as a temporary day and overnight homeless shelter as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to affect the vulnerable population. “There…
Housing
126 affordable housing units coming to NWT
The Northwest Territories will be getting 126 affordable housing units, announced in a Monday morning joint press conference with the territorial and federal governments. The…
MLAs pass motion to review housing corp
Regular MLAs passed a motion to fast-track the GNWT’s review of the NWT housing corporation during a housing-themed sitting of the19th Legislative Assembly, Wednesday. The…
Fort Simpson resident looks to honour mom’s legacy with housing project
Dennis Nelner hopes the project can be used as a blueprint in other communities.
Dennis Nelner says it would not have been unusual for all sorts of people to be living under his mother’s roof when she was alive….
Transitional housing still the plan for former Arnica Inn post-pandemic
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the territorial housing corporation left the Yellowknife Women’s Society (YWS) in limbo as to whether it would support ongoing plans…
GNWT extends rent supplement program for residents in private housing
Residents renting in the private market that are struggling to make ends meet may be eligible for the Transitional Rent Supplement Program. Housing Minister Paulie…
Fort Good Hope gets plan to address housing needs
The K’asho Got’ı̨nę Housing Society will be building 20 new homes and repairing another 50 to improve housing in Fort Good Hope. The projects are…
Housing minister tells Yellowknife Womens’ Society to re-apply for Arnica Inn funding without giving financial backing
Housing Minister Paulie Chinna will not step in to help the Yellowknife Womens’ Society secure funding for its Arnica Inn project. A week and a…
Lack of support from housing corporation leads to funding rejection for Arnica Inn transition to affordable housing
Bree Denning says she was surprised to hear the NWT Housing Corporation didn’t support the Yellowknife Women’s Society’s project to turn the Arnica Inn into…
Four new bachelor housing units opened in Behchoko
The Tlicho region’s largest community opened four new housing units yesterday, one step in the region’s battle against homelessness. The minister responsible for the NWT…