How should remote NWT communities access housing supplies?
Access to tools and materials is a challenge as communities address the poor condition of much NWT housing – but views differ on how to make that access easier. More »
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Housing key to northern affairs minister's first NWT visit
Ottawa's first stand-alone Minister of Northern Affairs, Dan Vandal, is about to spend two days in Yellowknife. Who he will meet remains to be determined. More »
'If we don't dream it, it will never come.' YKDFN to take control of housing
The Yellowknives Dene have begun designing a new housing strategy. If it works, it'll be a "complete departure" from current ways of managing NWT housing. More »
Dene Nation explains how it plans to unlock federal housing cash
"The Dene want a chance to do something about this." A pilot project being pitched to Ottawa would help Kátł’odeeche First Nation residents build homes. More »
'She's like my grandma.' Business steps in to help Behchokǫ̀ Elder
An Elder went weeks without a fully functioning furnace as temperatures dipped below -30C. Now, an Indigenous-owned Yellowknife business has stepped in. More »
No new homes? We'll build our own, say Colville Lake residents
As the NWT's housing minister acknowledged the territory desperately needs new homes, four young people in Colville Lake are getting the job done themselves. More »
This is Yellowknife's latest attempt at affordable housing
Twelve "micro condos" set to be built in downtown Yellowknife next year are now available for purchase. For $194,000, you get 280 square feet of living space. More »
Housing corp welcomes Dene Nation's push for federal cash
Saying the NWT must use "one strong voice" in Ottawa, the NWT Housing Corporation welcomed the Dene Nation's stated intent to seek federal cash for Dene homes. More »
Promising more privacy, revamped YK women's shelter to reopen
Rooms of bunk beds and a "gloomy" interior are gone. A new-look downtown Yellowknife women's shelter will reopen just before Christmas. More »
Dene Nation says it's going after direct funding for housing
The Dene Nation entered the NWT's housing crisis, using an Assembly of First Nations gathering to signify its intent to seek federal cash for Dene homes. More »
Almost a third of Yellowknifers live in homes we can't afford
Yellowknife's housing affordability crisis doubled in size over the past decade, a report shows. One realtor said renters, in particular, are being squeezed. More »
Figures show astonishing scale of escalating NWT housing crisis
Nearly half of the NWT's homes are now unsuitable, inadequate, or unaffordable. Community leaders called on the NWT Housing Corporation to do more – or get out. More »