Some people affected by May’s floods won’t be back home by winter
Some NWT residents whose properties were flooded beyond repair in May won’t get new homes till 2022. Local leaders, though, are satisfied with recovery efforts.
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NWT pledges to work with neighbours of temporary day shelter
The GNWT pledged to act on neighbours' concerns about a planned temporary shelter. The health minister said she considered the shelter an act of reconciliation.
Parties, candidates explain how they’ll try to fix NWT housing
Housing is a central theme among NWT candidates in this month's federal election. Here's how they would each try to solve one of the territory's biggest crises.
Another Yellowknife day shelter location, another debate
The GNWT's latest proposed site for a temporary Yellowknife day shelter unsettled some nearby businesses, a repeat of a discussion this time last year.
NWT proposes Aurora Village building for temporary shelter
The GNWT, hoping to use a downtown Aurora Village building as a temporary day shelter in Yellowknife this winter, implored residents not to impede its opening.
NWT had no plan for shelter staff sickness, minister says
"I don't think we had a plan for that," said Julie Green as so many staff grew sick that a Yellowknife shelter closed. An arena may become an emergency shelter.
Fort Simpson prepares to reopen warming shelter for winter
Fort Simpson has money to reopen a warming shelter this winter, but where – and who runs it – will be discussed in meetings this week.
With deadline near, GNWT ‘optimistic’ Spruce Bough will keep funding
Emergency pandemic funding for a Yellowknife transitional housing program runs out at the end of September. The GNWT says it expects to find more cash in time.
Could Yellowknife’s shelter outbreak have been avoided?
There's a Covid-19 outbreak among Yellowknife shelter users and staff. A former worker says more could have been done but residents hold responsibility, too.
NWT ombud intervenes after man taxed $80K for vacant lot
Over 20 years, a man accrued nearly $80,000 in arrears on a property he no longer occupied. The NWT's ombud investigated and wants the GNWT to make changes.
At Yellowknife’s healing camp, a coffee served by someone who’s seen both sides
Yellowknife's urban healing camp doesn't just help the people who show up for breakfast. It's helping the people who cooked it, too. Meet some of the staff.
Flood damage in Fort Simpson will come in at well over $5M
Damage from flooding in Fort Simpson amounts to well over $5 million, initial estimates suggest. That doesn't include the cost of replacing at least six homes.