Media Releases

Bush fire at Solid Waste Facility

On Friday, December 1, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. the Yellowknife Fire Division (YKFD) received a call for service to a small brush fire in the construction waste area of the Solid Waste Facility. When crews arrived on scene, smoke and flames were visible from a pile of brush.

The City of Yellowknife used excavators to move the brush around in an attempt to extinguish the fire, while YKFD used water to assist in containing the fire. The fire was controlled and extinguished.

The Solid Waste Facility was...

Structure Fire Crestview Manor

On Thursday, November 30, 2023, at 12:45 a.m., the Yellowknife Fire Division received a call for service to a structure fire at Crestview Manor, 5001 52 Avenue. When crews arrived on scene smoke and flames were visible, and were identified to be coming from a suite on the first floor. The crew acted quickly to get water on the fire from the outside of the building.

The Yellowknife Fire Division entered the unit, continued operations, and extinguished the remaining fire in the first floor unit....

Winter Lights Across Canada

“Winter Lights Across Canada” is an annual initiative lead by Government of Canada, where monuments and important sites across the country are illuminated in a display of holiday lights on the same night. This event brings people together, allowing Canadians to participate and join in the spirit of the season. The City of Yellowknife and the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly are excited to take part in this festive tradition.

Members of the public are invited to come enjoy the...

Holiday Lights Competition

The City of Yellowknife (the City) and Northland Utilities Yellowknife (NUY) are pleased to announce this season’s Annual Holiday Lights Competition. Residents are invited to brighten up our community during this dark time of year by decorating their homes with festive lights.

For participating homes, note that there are no specific categories for the Holiday Lights Competition. To participate, residents are asked to leave their lights on from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. from December 11, 2023 to...

New Flooring at the Fieldhouse

The City of Yellowknife (the City) is looking for feedback on what kind of flooring the community would like to see installed on one of the fields at the Fieldhouse. In 2022, Council allocated approximately $300,000 for this project, which is enough to upgrade one field. Replacing the other side of the field is a future project the City is anticipating, with no official date at this time.

There are two options:

1. Turf, which would be a similar to the turf that is currently installed inside the...