Media Releases

Long Weekend Fire Safety Reminders

The City of Yellowknife would like to thank Yellowknifers for their hospitality and welcoming attitudes while we hosted our neighbors and friends from Behchokǫ̀. The City’s collaboration with many partners like the GNWT, Tłı̨chǫ Government, and local businesses and organizations, assisted to make a difficult, uncertain situation safe and more bearable for evacuees.

The City is pleased Behchokǫ̀ residents can now return home. As a result of this, the wristband program that offered access for...

Garden Competition Returns!

The City of Yellowknife’s (the City) Annual Garden Competition is back by popular demand!

This year’s garden competition will take place from Tuesday, August 1, 2023, to Friday, August 11. A fun way to recognize gardeners in Yellowknife who have the green thumb that beautify our city, residents can nominate local gardens online for a number of categories. To learn more about the categories, please see the City’s website. Following nominations, residents can vote on which garden they feel deserves...

City Releases Overview of Evacuation Framework

The City of Yellowknife (the City) is releasing an overview of its Evacuation Framework to the public, until such time as the plan is in its final format. The City would like to stress that the release of this document is not an indication of a worsening situation in Yellowknife, rather it is to provide information to residents. Yellowknife is not under threat at this time.

This summary, which outlines the two different kinds of evacuations that could happen in Yellowknife, includes sample...

City of Yellowknife Preparing to Welcome Behchokǫ̀ Evacuees

The City of Yellowknife is preparing to welcome residents of Behchokǫ̀ who were ordered to evacuate their communities as a result of the threat of wildfires nearing their community and adjacent Highway.

The City is working with several Government of the Northwest Territories departments through the North Slave Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) in responding to the need to provide immediate shelter for evacuees arriving in our community. As the City did with residents of Hay River and...

House Fire Extinguished Downtown

On Saturday, July 22, at 4:12 a.m. the Yellowknife Fire Division received a call for service on 52nd Street. When crews arrived on the scene, it was determined the side of the home was on fire. Staff acted quickly and was able to contain and eventually extinguish the fire, both on the exterior and the interior.

The occupants were able to safely leave their home and no injuries were reported.

The scene has been turned over to the Office of the Fire Marshal for further investigation.