Aurora Rose Gellenbeck has been living out of a hotel in Yellowknife for the past month because she hasn’t been able to find anywhere suitable to live.
She’s working two jobs but said she has also had to dig into her inheritance to pay $6,000 to stay in a penthouse suite, the only room available.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
Kim Hopland and her husband Brad also know the challenge of finding a place in parts of the North. It’s one of the biggest reasons they moved to Yellowknife from Whitehorse a few months ago. In Whitehorse, the CMHC report said, a growing population and improving labour market are driving up demand, while the number of rental units has not significantly changed.Article content
“We just knew we weren’t going to find a place to rent so we had to buy something,” she said. “It was really hard ⦠we put offers in on multiple places and were bid right out of it.”Article content Lisa Thurber is working to develop a tenant’s association to better advocate for renters facing housing challenges in N.W.T., and to hold landlords and the territory’s housing corporation accountable.
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