Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Mr. Speaker, there has been a lot of publicity lately over people in downtown Yellowknife who are drunk in public. The press has been comparing the resources of Yellowknife to those found in Anchorage, and one of the big successes in Anchorage has been a community intervention that provides shelter and counselling to those on the margin. I note, Mr. Speaker, that this service is not dissimilar to what is provided by the Salvation Army here. In Yellowknife, Mr. Speaker, the police have been forced to deal with the issue more and more because the shelters are always full, so people have nowhere to go. Mr. Speaker, could the Minister advise us, how many beds for men and women does the Government of the Northwest Territories pay for, for emergency shelter in Yellowknife each night?
Charles Dent on Question 307-14(6): Emergency Shelter Capacity In Yellowknife
In the Legislative Assembly on June 11th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Question 307-14(6): Emergency Shelter Capacity In Yellowknife
Item 6: Oral Questions
June 10th, 2003
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