The federal, territorial and municipal governments are working together to turn the downtown Aspen Apartments, formerly federal staff housing, into 36 subsidized apartments for individuals, families, and those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
More than two years after the Fort Good Hope seniors' centre's official opening the nine-unit facility continues to sit empty. Meanwhile rumours are circulating among elders slated to take residence and the territory remains tight-lipped on how much it's spent on the facility.
A nine-plex for seniors was supposed to open in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T. in Feb. 2019. Twenty one months later, the housing minister says she's 'aiming' for occupants to move in April 2023.
Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal said that an intergovernmental working group would make getting funding into communities more effecient and ensure investment dollars benefit Northern contractors.