The combined day shelter and sobering centre will be going into 5111 50 St.

Council conditionally approved the facility to go into the downtown building next to Northern Lites Motel at Monday's council meeting.

Council debated for several hours before approving the permit, with the caveat that administration work with the Department of Health and Social Services to create a safety and security plan.

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The GNWT has signed a five-year lease agreement with Northern News Services, which publishes Yellowknifer. Previously, the 4,750-square-foot, single storey building housed Canarctic Graphics, a printing company.

Once open, the new space will house both a day shelter with room for between 30 and 40 people and a sobering centre for up to 26 people, with separate spaces for men and women. The sobering centre will only admit people over the age of 19.

A temporary sobering centre opened in July. In conjunction with the city's safe-ride program, the centre has contributed to a fall in calls to emergency services, according to . That centre, previously located in the Yellowknife Community Arena, closed on Sept. 15.

Several of the centre's new neighbours attended the meeting to speak out against the proposed new location.

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Despite the concerns, multiple councillors stressed the urgent need for the facility.

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Coun. Steve Payne agreed.

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Bell said he hopes to see security improve around the new location, adding the way the day shelter is currently monitored is SA国际影视传媒渁bsolutely unacceptable.SA国际影视传媒�

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Now that the approval has been passed by council, the GNWT takes the reins of the project. Coun. Shauna Morgan stressed that it was crucial the community keeps the GNWT's feet to the fire to make sure this initiative is done right.

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