Posted: Apr 19, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 19
The shelter had the capacity for 15 people, and was at capacity throughout the winter, said Pravina Bartlett, the executive director of the Hay River Committee for Persons with Disabilities.(Anna Desmarais/CBC)
The homeless shelter in Hay River, which opened for the first time last fall, has closed its doors — for now.
Pravina Bartlett, the executive director of the Hay River Committee for Persons with Disabilities, said funding for the 15-bed facility, flowing from the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC), ended on March 31.
"We only had a couple of people left," she said. Although the overnight space, dubbed the "Move Forward" program, had been at full capacity during the winter months, the number of clients had been dwindling, she said.