Housing NWT is pleased to announce that a new Singles Multi-Unit Residential Building will be built in Hay River. This new project will replace an aging 28-unit singles social housing complex. The new 30-unit modern building is designed to better meet the needs of residents.
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Yellowknife –
December 9, 2025
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Yellowknife –
December 4, 2025
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Housing NWT and the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) are sharing an important update. Effective April 1, 2026, Housing NWT will assume operational responsibility for the Yellowknife Day Shelter and Sobering Centre. NTHSSA currently manages these shelters.
Yellowknife –
December 1, 2025
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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is taking initial steps to explore the possibility of hosting the 2035 Canada Winter Games. This presents an exciting opportunity for the North, but no decision has been made yet to submit a formal bid.
Yellowknife –
November 27, 2025
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Housing NWT is pleased to announce the completion of modernization work at Aspen Apartments. The 36-unit building will improve the quality of social housing in the Northwest Territories. It is also intended to help ease pressure on Yellowknife’s rental market.
Yellowknife –
November 27, 2025
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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is transitioning the Hamlet of Enterprise from Administration back to local governance under the oversight of a Municipal Supervisor.
Yellowknife –
November 20, 2025
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The Government of the Northwest Territories has launched new web pages designed to communicate more directly with residents about ongoing work to strengthen the health and social services sy
Yellowknife –
November 17, 2025
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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has awarded a contract to The Yellowknife Women’s Society to operate its new transitional housing facility. The facility will be located on Highway 3 near the Yellowknife Airport.
Yellowknife –
November 13, 2025
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The GNWT has released the new population estimate for the Bathurst and Bluenose-East barren-ground caribou herds. These estimates are based on calving ground surveys conducted in June 2025, combined with herd composition surveys completed in late October 2025.
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Yellowknife –
November 6, 2025
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Members of the Legislative Assembly have approved the 2026–27 Capital Estimates, paving the way for strategic investments in infrastructure that will benefit communities across the Northwest Territories.
November 5, 2025
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The third 2025 intake of the Northwest Territories Nominee Program opens on November 10 at 9 a.m.