Kathy and Brian Poho, who have been living at the River View Hotel in downtown Whitehorse for the past year and a half, say they are being forced to leave their room by the end of next week.
The couple — both retirees who’ve called Yukon their home for the past 37 years — say the hotel is making room for tourists, leaving them with no place to go.
The hotel told CBC News it isn’t forcing people to leave their rooms. Rather, it said it notified guests that nightly rates were increasing on May 1. That meant many guests couldn’t afford
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