Hay River highrise no longer up for auction
In a last-minute turn of events, the Mackenzie Place highrise building in Hay River will now not be sold at auction on Thursday morning.
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YK’s SideDoor to rebrand as Home Base Yellowknife
Youth organization SideDoor Ministries will now be known as Home Base Yellowknife. The group will hold an event on Thursday to mark the transition.
Hay River highrise set to be auctioned due to arrears
Got $1.45 million spare? Hay River's Mackenzie Place highrise is set to be sold in a tax auction on Thursday – although it's not quite as simple as that.
YWCA NWT raising funds for new housing facility
The YWCA NWT is raising funds to build a new 21-unit transitional and emergency housing facility in downtown Yellowknife.
New $2.2M public housing complex in YK to be heated with biomass
The NWT housing corporation opened an eight-unit apartment complex in Yellowknife’s Sissons Court at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday.
YK MLA, women’s society call for long-term funding for Spruce Bough
Yellowknife North MLA Rylund Johnson is calling on the territorial government to commit long-term funding to the Covid-19 Spruce Bough facility.
MLA calls for government to play larger role in NWT shelters
Questions about the Inuvik warming shelter from MLA Lesa Semmler raise the larger issue of how the territory funds its shelters.
YK architect unsurprised by high cost to build affordable homes
Extra costs associated with northern construction and Covid-19 could explain why new affordable housing projects in the territory are costing millions.
Users of YK’s temporary shelter blindsided by short closure notice
"I don’t belong on the street." People at a Yellowknife temporary day shelter said they were saddened to find it was closing – for good – on Monday.
$19M of NWT’s $60M housing fund will pay for new YKDFN homes
Almost a third of a $60-million NWT housing fund will be spent to create 19 new homes for the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, the federal government announced.
Neighbours allege wrongdoing, bias over Avens Pavilion permit
Yellowknife city council broke its rules and showed bias in approving plans for a 102-unit seniors' facility, nearby residents contended at an appeal hearing.
Health authority closing Yellowknife’s temporary day shelter
The GNWT will close its temporary day shelter in downtown Yellowknife on Monday, May 31. What happens next for the people using it isn't clear.