• Homelessness endures in Yellowknife after city adopted plan to prevent it by 2026

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-10-14 10:00:00.0
  Tags: [National, Housing, Social Services, Indigenous, Municipal]

  Despite the City of Yellowknife adopting a 10-year plan in 2017 with the objective of eliminating homelessness by 2026, severe housing scarcity and encampments persist across the municipality. Administered by the City of Yellowknife, the federal Reaching Home program has allocated approximately $21 million between 2019 and 2028 to fund initiatives like the Home Base Line Drive Outreach program and the Yellowknife Women's Society Housing First program. Mayor Ben Hendriksen confirmed the original 10-year plan remains active without formal updates or reviews since its adoption, while housing advocates urge the city to expand land availability, increase low-income housing stock, and integrate Indigenous lived experts into municipal policymaking.

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• Survey shows broad support for mining activity in Whitehorse greenspace

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-10-06 21:29:47.0
  Tags: [National, Municipal, Mining, Resources, Environment, Indigenous]

  Gladiator Metals is petitioning the City of Whitehorse to amend its top land-use policy by rezoning copper belt parcels designated as greenspace to allow expanded mineral exploration drilling. A city staff report released following nearly 1,000 written public submissions and a public hearing indicates that 64 per cent of respondents support the proposed amendment, while approximately one-third express opposition or concerns regarding environmental impacts, wildlife disruption, and potential mine failures. Local First Nations, specifically the Kwanlin Dün First Nation led by Chief Sean Smith and the Ta'an Kwäch’än Council, have expressed support for the exploration project to improve understanding of local mineral potential, while city councillors debate the residency and validity of survey respondents under the Municipal Act alongside the city's parallel development of a proposed mineral framework.

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• Destroyed community hall to be cleared soon, paving way for Sanikiluaq’s new recreation hub

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-10-03 10:00:00.0
  Tags: [National, Infrastructure, Municipal, Indigenous, Social Services]

  The Hamlet of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, has signed a contract with Hardy Construction to clear the rubble of its community hall, which was destroyed by a fire in 2024 following an earlier arena fire in 2023. Senior administrative officer Robert Hedley stated that debris removal will begin in mid-October 2025, while the municipality evaluates bids for a separate construction contract to rebuild both facilities over a projected two-year period. The upgraded recreational hub will feature an expanded community hall with an increased capacity of over 300 people—up from roughly 100—alongside a year-round arena measuring just over 50 metres long and 20 metres wide.

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