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Municipal Enforcement Division
Our staff:
is comprised of six officers with the rank of Constable, two Supervisory Constables one for each shift, a Manager, two Clerks and a Parking Enforcement Officer. All of our officers are graduates of a two year diploma in Police Sciences, or Police Foundations at the college level, or have equivalent training with a recognized police agency.
Our goal is:
to serve the citizens of Yellowknife by performing our duties in a prompt, fair, consistent, and competent manner to ensure that Yellowknife remains a safe, clean, enjoyable place to work, live, or visit.
What do we do?
We are responsible for the administration and enforcement of a number of by-laws in addition to having enforcement responsibilities pursuant to the Northwest Territories Motor Vehicles Act and All Terrain Vehicles Act. This means our responsibilities are somewhat broader than municipal by-law departments in the provinces.
City Council directs the municipality through resolutions and by-laws. Many by-laws have to do with the peace, order and safety of citizens. In accordance with the Summary Convictions Procedures Act (NWT), our officers are Peace Officers. Our responsibilities are mandated by the Cities, Towns, and Villages Act of the Northwest Territories.
Equipment Used:
We utilize 4 patrol vehicles consisting of 2 fully marked units, and 2 un-marked units with hidden emergency lights. All of our patrol vehicles are equipped with digital police video cameras. All of our patrol vehicles are equipped with RADAR units capable of recording speeds in front of and behind our vehicles. Our officers wear police style uniforms and equipment, but do not carry firearms. We have a modern communication system which allows us to be in contact with our City base stations, the Fire Division, and the RCMP. We also use hand held portable RADAR and LASER speed detection equipment. We have 2 snowmobiles equipped with emergency lights and sirens. We also have 2 patrol bicycles for summer use. Our dog control equipment includes catch poles, cages, air-powered tranquilizing darting equipment and, as a last resort in emergency situations, a shotgun.