Yellowknife — May 27, 2021
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) advises travellers that the Dempster Highway (Highway 8) border checkpoint will soon be adjusting hours of operation to correspond with the operating hours of Abraham Francis Ferry.
Although a start date for the change in hours of operation has not yet been finalized, the seasonal ice road closure combined with the annual start-up of the Abraham Francis Ferry service will result in the Border Enforcement Team at the Dempster Highway border checkpoint adjusting operating hours from 24 hours per day to 15.5 hours per day, or 9:00 am-12:30 am, seven days per week. The 15-year average open date for the Abraham Francis Ferry is June 2.
All travellers arriving in the NWT are required to present themselves to a border compliance officer and furnish them with identification, contact information, information about where they are travelling from, and their final destination.
The border checkpoint was set up on the Dempster Highway border to facilitate the operation of this station between Yukon and the Northwest Territories (NWT), and ensure the protection of NWT residents and compliance with the Public Health Orders as issued under the Public Health Act by the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO).
For media requests, please contact:
Dawn Ostrem
Manager, COVID Operations Communications
Department of Health and Social Services
COVID Coordinating Secretariat