Media Releases

Friday Night Skate Series

Amongst City Hall’s decorative lights and under a starry night sky, the City of Yellowknife is excited to invite the community to our upcoming themed Friday Night Skate Series. This three-part ice skating series will feature a live band, The Straydogs, and DJ GladItsNight, who will be playing fun dance tracks throughout the evenings!
 
The Friday Night Skate series is a free community event open to everyone and will take place at the outdoor rink on Frame Lake on March 14, 21, and 28, from 7:00 p...

Yellowknife Hosts Arctic Urban Regional Cooperation Programme

The City of Yellowknife is hosting Arctic Urban-Regional Cooperation (AURC) workshops from March 11-13, 2025, for programme participants.  The workshops are focused on economic resilience in the north, sustainable place-making and destination development, and succeeding globally in the talent market.  Mr. Mads Frederiksen, Executive Director of the Arctic Economic Council (AEC), has been invited as the keynote speaker.  The AEC is a pan-arctic independent business membership organization...

Structure Fire at Dusseault Court

In the early morning of Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 1:01a.m., the Yellowknife Fire Division (YKFD) responded to a call regarding a structure fire at Dusseault Court.

Upon arrival, firefighters discovered the fire originating in the crawl space at the front of the home. They were able to quickly contain the fire, which had spread into the interior but was confined to the front portion of the residence. There were no injuries reported, and the homeowner was able to evacuate the property safely.

Yellowknife Celebrates Flag Day

Canada’s flag turns 60 tomorrow! Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag was raised for the first time on Parliament Hill on February 15, 1965. The national flag is a symbol of pride for Canadians and this year Canadians are encouraged to express their national pride and “show the flag”. In the spirit of National Flag of Canada Day, the City of Yellowknife will be proudly displaying the Canadian Flag at city facilities across the community.

“Canada is experiencing threats to our economic security...

Solid Waste Facility Resumes Regular Hours

The City of Yellowknife (the City) wishes to inform residents that the subsurface fire, which was identified in October 2024 in the Construction and Demolition (C&D) landfill cell at the Solid Waste Facility, has now been extinguished. The City will continue regular monitoring as per our usual protocols.

As of Thursday, February 13, the Solid Waste Facility will resume its regular hours of operation during the week and on weekends for residents and commercial contractors.

Residential hours: