Home Base Yellowknife to receive $3M from federal government
Ottawa will give nearly $3 million to Home Base Yellowknife to "address the impacts of social inclusion and the well-being of vulnerable children and youth."
Ottawa will give nearly $3 million to Home Base Yellowknife to "address the impacts of social inclusion and the well-being of vulnerable children and youth."
Kam Lake MLA Caitlin Cleveland believes the NWT can learn from Nunavut's ambitious, recently announced strategy of building 3,000 housing units by 2030.
Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA Richard Edjericon says the NWT government should change the way it works on housing with Indigenous governments.
The NWT has virtually no data related to homelessness, which some MLAs fear may undermine a new strategy to tackle the issue expected in the next few months.
"It's hard to believe we treat people in this manner." With a focus on Yellowknife, MLAs rounded on the NWT's housing minister over the state of some units.
"There has to be something changed to cap these amounts." Residents of Yellowknife apartments with major heating issues now face significant rent increases.
Yellowknife's council unanimously approved a recommendation to spend more than $1 million in federal funding turning Aspen Apartments into public housing.
YWCA NWT is launching a campaign to raise funds that will help furnish a 21-unit family housing building under construction in downtown Yellowknife.
For the second time in half a year, the NWT government says nobody has come forward to run Yellowknife's day shelter and sobering centre.
Fort Good Hope is using two weeks of sessions to shape its housing future, including plans to create a shelter that addresses a gap in services for women.
Housing NWT is developing a strategy to reduce the energy used – and emissions generated – by the units it owns. Residents are asked for their feedback.
Housing NWT is diverting some funds from its major repair program to other subsidies. The aim is to shift residents' focus to regular preventative maintenance.