N.W.T. leaders fear wildfires, low water will further delay needed housing units
Duplexes had been scheduled to arrive in 5 communities in March, now expected this summer Seniors in five N.W.T. communities expecting
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City of Yellowknife, feds announce $8.4M to spur new housing development
By Robert Holden · CBC News Funding aimed at helping city cut housing red tape The City of Yellowknife has announced a
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54 housing units announced for 8 N.W.T. communities
By Mah Noor Mubarik · CBC News Federal government contributing $19M, community governments chipping in $7M Federal and community government representatives announced
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Would-be homeowner faces long odds in Yellowknife
“I’m surprised there’s not a mass exodus, honestly,” says Caleb Patrick. Sunken ceilings, loose electrical wires, and broken windows are
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Prime Minister announces $20.8M for 50-unit housing complex in Yellowknife
‘It’s so needed in our city and in our territory,’ said Yellowknife Mayor Rebecca Alty Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was
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Québec funds research to adapt Nunavik public housing to thawing permafrost
The vast majority of public housing in the region is built on jacks The Société d’habitation du Québec is looking
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$20 million in debt forgiven by Housing NWT in last 3 years
By Jenna Dulewich Housing NWT going through old mortgage files to ‘clean them up’ Housing NWT has forgiven more than
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Housing a key priority for Nunavut politicians ahead of federal budget
Nunavut’s premier, member of Parliament and senator are all hoping that the upcoming federal budget will include money to address
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Population growth in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, prompts call for homeless shelter
Denise Ford left Rankin Inlet because she didn’t have housing A woman who had to move away from Rankin Inlet,
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Affordability one major theme of Yukon’s latest housing report
45 per cent of all units in Carcross are unaffordable, inadequate or overcrowded, report says Affordability is one of the
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Abbott pledges support for Nunatsiavut housing after advocate calls it ‘abominable’
Housing minister says a co-ordinated approach with local government is best Newfoundland and Labrador’s housing minister toured Nunatsiavut this week, getting
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‘Beside myself’: Renters struggle to find affordable housing in the North
By Emily Blake · The Canadian Press Aurora Rose Gellenbeck has been living out of a hotel in Yellowknife for the past
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Housing demand, costs rose across northern Canada in 2022: CMHC report
Rates of ‘core housing need’ higher in the North than elsewhere in Canada, especially in Nunavut The Northern economy grew
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Investments in Inuit housing not enough to address human rights violations: watchdog
By Emily Blake · The Canadian Press Underfunding for Inuit housing has ‘taken its toll,’ says Marie-Josée Houle From a family living
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Quebec coroner links infant deaths in Nunavik to overcrowded housing
A coroner’s report looking into the death of a three-month-old infant in Quebec’s northern Nunavik region in 2021 says overcrowding
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