A charitable group that helps women in Yellowknife hopes to get the OK from the city to turn a still-to-be-acquired hotel into transitional housing, then open it this year. One of the aims of the pitch is to address homelessness in the city, Robitaille said, referencing the 338 people counted as homeless in Yellowknife in a 2018 survey . Monique Robitaille is the chair of the Yellowknife Women’s Society. Tenants, who may be getting financial support from elsewhere, would have to pay rent for the affordable housing, Robitaille said. The Yellowknife Women's Society will be working with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, among other organizations, to come up with the money to buy the property, pending city approval for the plan.

Source: CBC News May 28, 2019 09:56 UTC