Due to very dry conditions with no forecasted rain through the weekend and into next week, the City of Yellowknife has implemented a fire ban on open air fires within the City’s municipal boundaries. The ban prohibits open fires, including the use of approved fire pits.
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Yellowknife –
June 19, 2020
Public Service Announcement
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) advises that travel restrictions have been updated for Highway 7 to support COVID-19 response.
Scheduled exits will now be permitted on Highway 7 at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Yellowknife –
June 17, 2020
Public Service Announcement
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Northwest Territories Teachers’ Association (NWTTA) have reached a tentative agreement.
Yellowknife –
June 9, 2020
Public Service Announcement
The territory-wide Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency have been extended in the Northwest Territories. Both extensions will take effect as of June 10, 2020 and expire on June 23, 2020.
Yellowknife –
June 5, 2020
Public Service Announcement
Consumer spending is a key economic indicator of the health of the economy.
The Government of the Northwest Territories wants to hear how COVID-19 has impacted you as a consumer!
Yellowknife –
June 5, 2020
Public Service Announcement
Effective today (June 5, 2020), a checkpoint will resume at the Northwest Territories - Alberta border at Fort Smith as part of the Government of the Northwest Territories COVID-19 response.
Yellowknife –
June 4, 2020
Public Service Announcement
The Government of the Northwest Territories advises that Highway 8 (The Dempster Highway) is scheduled to re-open on June 6, subject to river and weather conditions.
Yellowknife –
June 3, 2020
Public Service Announcement
Effective June 8th, 2020, Northwest Territories residents must bring their own non-medical masks to their flights in order to comply with
Yellowknife –
June 2, 2020
Public Service Announcement
Today, the Northwest Territories Teachers’ Association (NWTTA) and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) jointly announce the commencement of negotiations towards a new collective agreement.
Yellowknife –
May 28, 2020
Public Service Announcement
Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, the Government of Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) Driver and Vehicle Services has extended expiration dates on Northwest Territories (NWT) driver’s licences, general identification cards and motor vehicle certificates of registration.