No water, power or furnace: Life in an abandoned home in Behchoko, N.W.T. – CBC
Nov 15, 2016
Lack of housing forces some residents to seek shelter in boarded-up units
Sammy Mantla says he is worried about the cold as he places one of the few remaining blocks of wood into his stove.
Mantla has been living in his parents’ abandoned house in Behchoko, N.W.T., for the past three months. He does not have any running water, electricity, or working furnace in the three-bedroom bungalow.
He sleeps on a twin-sized mattress on the living room floor. He says he prefers to sleep next to the wood stove, especially now that temperatures are below freezing.
