Wednesday 10 September 2014

Yellowknife #NWT approves 'housing first' model for homeless

Yellowknife #NWT approves 'housing first' model for homeless http://ow.ly/BmudY
"…"Housing first is a principle that says before you can deal with mental health or addictions issues, people need a roof over their heads," says Mayor Mark Heyck.
The idea is to place people in homes rather than rely on emergency shelters.
Housing first doesn't require people to be sober to get a home.
Heyck says the city also has to do more to help homeless youth…
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City council has adopted a five year plan to roll out the model.
The five-year Homelessness Strategy would set up a youth-specific housing complex.
It would have on-site support services to help youth gain independence.
The city hopes to be able to get up to $360,000 a year from the federal government to start the program….."

Tuesday 9 September 2014

Adventures in Yellowknife / Aventures à Yellowknife



Adventures in Yellowknife : In February 2014, the Canadian Tourism
Commission partnered with Northwest Territories Tourism to host 4
eminently talented photographers from Mexico, Brazil and Australia.
Their journey took them to Yellowknife, NT where their unique
experiences in Canada’s far north made for the trip of a lifetime.

Friday 5 September 2014

Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus & RCMP Officer Barry Ledeaux on NWT policing & the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women

Dene Chief Bill Erasmus & RCMP Officer Barry Ledeaux on NWT policing & the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women at the Native Women's Association of the NWT AGM recorded live on Sept 5 2014
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/52326724/highlight/548129
Full version also available of YouTube