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Northwest Territories organizations receive support to prevent homelessness in Indigenous communities
From: Infrastructure Canada Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, August 1, 2023 — Every Canadian deserves a safe place to call home. Investments in safe, inclusive, and stable housing help Canadians experiencing or at risk of homelessness access the community-based supports they need, in order to make housing their reality. Today, Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for Northwest […]
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The Government of Yukon continues to invest in supportive housing options for seniors and Elders
July 25, 2023 The Government of Yukon is continuing to increase access to supportive housing options for low-income seniors and Elders by signing a second lease to provide an additional 16 units, for a total of 26 inclusive rental suites, at the Normandy Living Independent Seniors Living Community in Whitehorse. These additional suites are available […]
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Yukoners encouraged to apply to second intake of the Yukon Home Ownership Loan Program
05/07/2023 The Government of Yukon has launched the second intake of the Home Ownership Loan Program to support Yukoners with buying or building a home. The program was launched in 2020 and was initially open for rural properties only. Changes were made in April 2023 to include applications from Whitehorse residents to help address the […]
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Canada supports housing in Yellowknife
Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, the Honourable Helena Jaczek, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for Northwest Territories, the Honourable Paulie Chinna, Minister Responsible for Housing Northwest Territories and Minister Responsible for Homelessness and Rebecca Alty, Mayor for the City of Yellowknife, announced […]
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Housing NWT establishes permanent Indigenous housing forum – Cabin Radio
June 23, 2023 On June 9, Housing NWT held the inaugural meeting of the NWT Housing Forum in Yellowknife. The group is designed to be a vehicle for Indigenous governments to weigh in on Housing NWT policies and programs, advocate for changes and improvements, collaborate with each other, and share their own housing-related plans. It […]
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NWT Housing Forum selects its first Indigenous co-chair
June 15, 2023 As part of Housing NWT’s Renewal Strategy, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and Indigenous governments have established an NWT Housing Forum to collaborate and share information on housing-related issues in the territory. The newly-established Forum held its first meeting on June 9, 2023, where the Yellowknives Dene First Nation was […]
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Yellowknife evacuee centre closes, KFN told ‘a few more days’ – Cabin Radio
June 2, 2023 A centre for wildfire evacuees set up in Yellowknife has now closed. The Kátł’odeeche First Nation says most of its residents are staying elsewhere. The First Nation has not reopened for people to return home following its May 14 evacuation order. Community leaders asked on Thursday for everyone “to be patient and […]
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22 modular housing units to be built across Nunavut – Nunatsiaq News
Jun 2, 2023 Nunavut Housing Corp. to work with communities to decide how new housing should be used Nunavut Housing Corp. has reached an agreement to bring 22 modular housing units to 11 communities in Nunavut. The purchase agreement with Sakku Innovative Buildings Solutions, the development corporation of Kivalliq Inuit Association, was announced Wednesday at […]
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GNWT outlines whole-of-government approach to address homelessness
May 31, 2023 Today in the Legislative Assembly, Premier Caroline Cochrane tabled A Way Home: A Comprehensive Strategy to Address Homelessness in the Northwest Territories. The strategy builds on existing Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) efforts to address homelessness and identifies actions that the GNWT can take to address homelessness in all its forms. […]
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Media Availability with Premier Cochrane on the Homelessness Strategy
May 30, 2023 Media are invited to a media availability with Premier Caroline Cochrane in advance of the tabling of the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) homelessness strategy. When: May 31, 2023 Where: Legislative Assembly, Beluga (Cabinet) Room Time: 12:30PM – 1:00PM Embargoed copies of A Way Home: A Comprehensive Strategy to Address Homelessness […]
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