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New building opens in Aklavik, offering help for homeless – Cabin Radio
December 10, 2018 The territorial government has opened a new housing complex to help the homeless of Aklavik. The Beaufort Delta hamlet, with a population of around 650, will use the four-unit building to implement a housing-first model. “The program intends to house people first and then to focus on improving their housing sustainability by […]
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Governments of Canada and Northwest Territories Sign Housing Agreement
November 15, 2018 Families, Indigenous communities and vulnerable Canadians in need of an affordable place to call home can count on long-term funding for community housing in the Northwest Territories thanks to an agreement signed today by the federal and territorial governments. Adam Vaughan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, […]
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After 18 months in uninsulated shack, Pond Inlet family to get a home – CBC
Jeannie Kasarnak has been living in a tiny shack with her 3 children since March 2017 Nov 14, 2018 Jeannie Kasarnak stays up all night tending the flame of a Coleman camping stove. It’s the only thing providing heat to a tiny, uninsulated shack she lives in with her three young children and common-law partner, […]
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Media Advisory – New accessible senior’s duplexes officially open in Carmacks
CARMACKS, YT, Nov. 15, 2018 – Join Larry Bagnell, Member of Parliament for Yukon, on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), along with Minister Responsible for Yukon Housing Corporation Pauline Frost as they officially open two new accessible duplexes […]
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Media Advisory – Governments of Canada and Northwest Territories to make announcement related to housing
YELLOWKNIFE, Nov. 14, 2018 – The federal and territorial governments will be making an announcement related to housing in the Northwest Territories. Media are invited to join the Adam Vaughan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and the Honourable Alfred Moses, Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. Date: November 15, […]
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Dene Nation ‘not happy’ with distribution of $600M in funding for on-reserve housing – CBC
Chief says there is ‘lack of clarity’ over whether N.W.T. communities can access funding Nov 12, 2018 The Dene Nation is looking to the federal government for clarity about $600 million in funding announced for on-reserve housing, because the majority of Indigenous people in the Northwest Territories don’t live on reserves. “We have two reserves […]
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Alfred Moses: Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Community Housing Plans
November 01, 2018 Mr. Speaker, access to housing continues to be one of the most serious issues for people in the Northwest Territories. Many new players are coming to the table with a new interest in addressing this need and roles and responsibilities for housing delivery continue to change and evolve. Our government is committed […]
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YT Government: Rent supplement program funding increased
Yukon Housing Corporation’s rent supplement program is being increased by $200,000, with $100,000 dedicated to rent subsidies for Yukoners experiencing homelessness. The $1.4 million rent supplement program currently helps over 100 Yukon families to pay rent by providing a rent subsidy to individuals and families eligible for social housing who live in private market rental […]
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Partners break ground for innovative tiny house project
October 12, 2018 Joint news release with Champagne and Aishihik First Nations and the Government of Canada A community ground-breaking event in Dakwäkäda (Haines Junction) today kicked off an exciting tiny house project, a partnership between the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN), the Government of Yukon and the Government of Canada. The three partners […]
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GNWT Homelessness Strategic Plan to be developed
YELLOWKNIFE (September 26, 2018)- Alfred Moses, Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC) and Minister Responsible for Addressing Homelessness, has announced a call for proposals leading to the development of a Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Homelessness Strategic Plan. A contractor will be selected to conduct an assessment and scan of all […]
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