Latest from Jocelyn Shepel
Impacts of Jordan's Principle funding cuts already evident in N.W.T. community
At the N.W.T. Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, an MLA described the impacts of Jordan's Principle funding cuts already beginning felt in Łutsël Kʼé. Earlier this year, the federal government announced sweeping changes to the program.
N.W.T. minister heading to Ottawa next week to follow up on nominee program changes
At the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, MLAs asked for more information about redesigning the N.W.T.’s nominee program on behalf of people anticipating 2026 applications.
New homeless encampment in Yellowknife puts renewed spotlight on housing needs
Behind the Yellowknife liquor store, Karl Gardlund has set up a shelter. He has been living on the streets for about a year now, after being evicted from his home.
Housing N.W.T. rent hikes higher than suggested, some tenants say
Some tenants in Housing N.W.T. units say their rent is going up by more than what the territory has suggested.
How N.W.T.'s Legislature building became home to a collection of A.Y. Jackson works
A.Y. Jackson, a member of the celebrated Group of Seven, made several trips to the N.W.T. during his life and created works that depict the territory's colourful landscape, as well as its mining heritage. Some of those works can be seen at the Legislative Assembly building in Yellowknife.
Task force a priority as Dene Nation public safety forum on drug crisis gets underway
The Dene National chief in the N.W.T. says local communities are "at the crossroads" in the ongoing drug crisis, and he wants to strike a task force to find solutions.
Lack of rent control in N.W.T. to be reassessed this year, minister says
The N.W.T.'s justice minister says the territorial government will consider possible rent control measures when it reviews the territory's Residential Tenancy Act later this year.
Habitat for Humanity N.W.T. starts work on 4 new units — its biggest build yet in Yellowknife
Habitat for Humanity is building two duplexes, four units total, in Yellowknife’s Niven neighbourhood. Applications for the new units opened on Thursday, and the goal is to have people moving in this fall.
'It's going to hit people really hard': Housing N.W.T. hiking rent by hundreds of dollars for some units
Housing N.W.T. is increasing its rental rates by hundreds of dollars for residents in some of its units — and some tenants are saying it's a big financial hit for them, at the wrong time.
Yellowknife students ask N.W.T.'s election candidates about things that matter to them
Students at Yellowknife's St. Patrick High School had a chance to meet some of the N.W.T.'s federal election candidates on Thursday and ask questions about things that matter to them, including the cost of living, the drug crisis and community safety.