Hay River apartment complex, set back by flooding, to open next year
A new apartment complex being built in downtown Hay River is now expected to open in 2023, with a waitlist growing for the 44 units available.
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Habitat reopens applications for home in Hay River
Habitat for Humanity NWT is reopening the application process for a three-bedroom, one-bathroom home in Hay River's Old Town.
What’s happening at Inuvik’s shelters, and why it matters
How should Inuvik's homeless shelters be run? The answer to that question keeps changing, but it's an important answer to find. Here's a guide to the issue.
Don’t wait for applications to give out housing cash, MPs say
Housing funds should go straight to Indigenous governments instead of requiring a system of applications and grants, a parliamentary committee concluded.
For some people, the dirtiest word in housing is ‘policy’
Inuvik residents at a meeting about homelessness had one word they uttered with unique distaste. Policy, they say, is behind much of the NWT's housing crisis.
Home Base YK introduces newly renovated space for youth
"We try to leave no youth out." Yellowknife's Home Base YK hosted an open house on Thursday to show off its newly renovated youth housing.
GNWT told to grow territory’s population 25% by 2043
The NWT should set a target of 57,000 residents by 2043 and build thousands of new homes to match, MLAs told cabinet members.
Avens breaks ground on 102-unit Yellowknife seniors’ facility
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for Avens Pavilion, one of Yellowknife's biggest housing projects in decades. The 102-unit facility is due to open next year.
Délı̨nę wellness centre to be transformed into housing
The federal government pledged $2.6 million to support a project that will create 10 new affordable housing units in Délı̨nę.
Sambaa K’e launches action plan to address housing needs
"When something breaks, it's complicated." Sambaa K'e, in the NWT's Dehcho, is designing a housing action plan. Already, some issues are bigger than expected.
With barely any room at the inn, Yellowknife makes space for more
Hundreds of evacuees from a flood zone have arrived in Yellowknife, a city with "zero vacancy." The city manager is figuring out how to make that work.
New owners of Hay River highrise want to help tackle housing crisis
The new owners of Hay River's vacant Mackenzie Place apartment building say they want to address the town's housing shortage and help the community grow.