Yellowknife (April 16, 2012) - The Honourable Robert C.

February 16, 2012 - Mr. Speaker, I rise today to provide an update on the Shelter Policy Review which began during the last Legislative Assembly and is now almost finished. The Shelter Policy Review was a broad based examination of housing in the Northwest Territories and was intended to provide a long-term strategic framework for housing.

Improving housing conditions is one of the key priorities of the 17^th Legislative Assembly, and completing and implementing the Shelter Policy Review was identified as a key component of advancing this priority.

February 10, 2012 - Mr. Speaker, for the past number of years the Yellowknife Homelessness Coalition has been working on Betty House, which is an initiative to build and operate a transitional house for women and children that are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless.  Betty House will help these women and children to stabilize, to move forward, and to make positive life choices.

YELLOWKNIFE (Feb. 10, 2012) –  The Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC) is pleased to announce today that it will be providing $2.3 million toward the construction of transitional housing for single women and women with children. This contribution to the Yellowknife Homelessness Coalition and YWCA Yellowknife for the construction of this housing project supports a critical shelter need in the NWT.

December 7, 2011 - Mr. Speaker,  I rise today to inform Members that the Housing Corporation will be offering a one-time temporary moratorium on evictions for public housing clients with arrears.

September 28, 2011 - Premier Floyd K. Roland has accepted the resignation of Jeff Polakoff as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC).

Mr. Polakoff joined the NWTHC as President and CEO in June 2006, moving to the position of Deputy Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs in June 2008 before returning to the NWTHC in August 2009.

August 22, 2011 - Minister of NWTHC Robert McLeod gives his remarks on the Shelter Policy Review that NWTHC conducted between May and Aug. 2011.

June 23, 2011 - NWT residents are invited to participate in a review that will refocus the GNWT’s approach to providing housing programs and services.

The Shelter Policy Review will include workshops with regional and community leadership, meetings with residents, clients, and non-government organizations that provide housing services, and an online survey for NWT residents.

February 16, 2011 - The Minister of the NWT Housing Corporation (NWTHC), Robert C. McLeod, provided Members of the Legislative Assembly with an update on the NWTHC's Vacant Housing Unit Strategy.
 

November 16, 2010 - Minister of Health and Social Services Sandy Lee and Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Robert C. McLeod, announced that the focus of the Joe Greenland Centre will be on independent living and day programming for seniors. Current residents requiring long term care will be placed by the Territorial Admissions Committee according to their care needs. The Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC) is now considering options to renovate the units currently administered by Health and Social Services.