Series recap: N.W.T. s housing crisis in six stories
In recent weeks, CBC North has highlighted a handful of some of the challenges, frustrations and potential solutions to the housing crisis in the Northwest Territories.
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Posted: May 02, 2021 8:51 AM CT | Last Updated: May 2
Housing remains out of reach for many in the N.W.T. The cost to fix the problem has doubled since 2017, partly due to a significant increase in construction costs because of the pandemic. (Anna Desmarais/CBC)
It s a longstanding issue that s getting more expensive by the year.
In recent weeks, CBC North has highlighted a handful of some of the challenges, frustrations and potential solutions to the housing crisis in the Northwest Territories.
Posted: Apr 30, 2021 3:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 30
The men s transitional home in Fort Good Hope established and run by the K ásho Got’ıne Housing Society. Arthur Tobac said the transitional home really highlighted the effect having a roof over your head can have.(Amanda Blair)
This is part six of a series on the housing crisis in the Northwest Territories
While the NWT Housing Corporation said they re going to need $500-$600 million dollars to improve housing conditions in the N.W.T., almost double the cost predicted in 2017, some community leaders across the territory have taken it upon themselves to find a solution for their people.
Posted: Apr 16, 2021 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 16
A photo of high water levels in Nahanni Butte, N.W.T., in 2020.(Submitted by Leslie Marie Auger)
As warmer weather arrives around the North, many communities are gearing up for ice breakup season and the predicted high levels of flooding.
In Hay River, N.W.T., the threat of flooding is not uncommon. But, this year might look a little different. The high water levels on the lake are unprecedented so we re unsure on how that might impact the breakup and the flood seasons, said Glenn Smith, the communities senior administrative officer.
Ice road to Dettah closed, Nahanni Butte ice crossing will close within 72 hours
The ice road to Dettah is closed as of noon Friday, as per a tweet by the Northwest Territories Department of Infrastructure, and the Liard River ice crossing to Nahanni Butte will close for the season within 72 hours.
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The Dettah Ice Road is closed for the season as of Friday.(Walter Strong/CBC)
Posted: Mar 17, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: March 17
Great Slave Lake reached the highest water levels in its recorded history during the summer and fall of 2020, according to the government of Northwest Territories. (Hannah Paulson/CBC News)
After a summer of unprecedented water levels, communities on Great Slave Lake and along the Dehcho (Mackenzie River) in the Northwest Territories are preparing for another spring of potential flooding.
Last summer and fall, Great Slave Lake reached the highest water levels in its recorded history. The lake feeds the Dehcho and most of the territory s communities sit on its riverbank.
On Tuesday, the government issued a warning to property and cabin owners to get ready now, before the spring floods begin. The communities most prone to flooding in the south are Hay River, Fort Simpson, Fort Liard, and Nahanni Butte.