Salvation Army to house Yellowknife sobering centre for 6 months

The Salvation Army will house the Yellowknife sobering centre for the next six monthswhile renovations continue on along-term location.

The Northwest Territories governmentsigned a six-month lease with the Salvation Army and the service is expected to begin at that location Nov. 1, according to a news release.

In September, the government identified a former downtown bar on 50th Street as the long term location for the sobering centre. The centre is described as a safe space for intoxicated people to recuperate.

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Over the summerthe program was running out of aCity of Yellowknife arena, but needed to move out to make way for other programming.

The sobering centre will be open from 2 p.m. to 7 a.m.