The City of Yellowknife on Wednesday will begin mulling whether to develop a formal policy on homeless encampments — while some residents of those encampments wonder what their surroundings will look like now that the warmer months are back.
One resident, Bobby Villeneuve, says he’s comfortable right now.
For almost a year, Villeneuve says he’s stayed at a homeless encampment by the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, surviving -40 C weather with little to no trouble.
Inside his wall tent is a leather couch, a window, a cabinet and an air-tight stove.
“If it’s cold in the morning, you get up and the stove’s going in five minutes and you’re getting warm,” he said.