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Featured, Law courts, Police March 10, 2020

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal 2019 beating in front of Yellowknife Sobering Centre

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….

Community, Featured, Health, News October 18, 2019

NWT Disabilities Council will continue to run Sobering Centre/Day Shelter; Good Neighbour Agreement signed

The Northwest Territories Disability Council will continue to run the Yellowknife Day Shelter and Sobering Centre in the city’s downtown. The NWT’s Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) announced Friday that the disabilities council is the successful proponent after a request for proposals seeking bids for an operator for the…