Meet some of the people trying to help in Hay River as its drug crisis deepens – CBC

Dec 11, 2025

‘We feel like we’re successful … Until the next [issue] rears its head and it’s like starting all over again’

This article is part two of a series of stories about the drug crisis in Hay River, N.W.T. Read part one here.

Cindy Caudron pulled up to an ATM in downtown Hay River, which some people use as a place to sleep.

“There’s usually eight or nine people here, and they rotate … I’m just going to check and see how they’re doing,” she said.