The limited day-use shelter outside of the Aspen Apartments on 51st Street in Yellowknife opened at the start of June. By Wednesday, it had disappeared.
Posted: Jun 03, 2021 11:03 AM CT | Last Updated: June 3
Picnic tables and portable toilets were set up in the parking lot next to Aspen Apartments on 51st Street after the temporary day shelter in downtown Yellowknife closed on Monday. (Sidney Cohen/CBC )
Some canopy tents and picnic tables in a parking lot.
This is how the Northwest Territories government is filling the gap after the temporary day shelter at Yellowknife s Mine Safety Building closed on Monday.
People can visit the encampment beside the vacant Aspen Apartments on 51st Street to grab a bite to eat, store their belongings, and use the portable toilets, but they can t nap comfortably or do laundry inside the building.
Aspen centre, temporary isolation hub in Yellowknife, set to close Aspen served its purpose well, says Sue Cullen, but the N.W.T. Health and Social Services Authority no longer needs a dedicated place for people experiencing homelessness and awaiting COVID-19 test results. They ll now go to hotels.
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The Aspen Apartments on Yellowknife s 51st Street were converted into temporary housing where people experiencing homeless could self-isolate if awaiting a COVID-19 test. It received little use. (Hilary Bird/CBC)