Municipal Enforcement Division

Effective Thursday, July 2, 2020, City Hall will be open to the public from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Monday to Friday. Access will be available via the lower entrance on 49 Avenue only. To access the Customer Services desk in the main lobby, the elevator should be used, one person at a time unless users are from the same household. The Municipal Enforcement Division (MED) service desk on the lower level will be available to the public for walk-ins during the City Hall opening hours. The public can also book an appointment with MED by emailing med@yellowknife.ca or calling 920-5630.

All essential City services are continuing and residents can still contact the City by calling 920-5600 or emailing CustomerService@yellowknife.ca.

For complaints please use Click & Fix or contact Dispatch at 920-2737. For all other enquiries please e-mail med@yellowknife.ca.

PARKING

Effective Thursday, July 2, 2020, following the Canada Day holiday, all parking meter restrictions and fees will be enforced. This includes parking meter time limits, restrictions on Franklin Avenue, and all other parking restrictions. Payments can be made using the MacKay Pay application or with coins.

Parking passes that were valid while the City was offering free parking, will be extended by three months. Residents who wish to renew, purchase or register for parking passes can do so by emailing med@yellowknife.ca or calling 920-5630.

For the latest information and to find out what the City is doing in preparation of COVID-19, visit www.yellowknife.ca/covid-19.

Our staff

• Manager
• Corporal
• Six Constables
• Two Parking Enforcement Officers
• Two Clerks

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

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.

Responsibilities

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 and that our main responsibility is traffic enforcement.  

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

• Four patrol vehicles - two fully marked units, and two un-marked units with hidden emergency lights.  All of our patrol vehicles are equipped with:
  
  • digital police video cameras, in car computer systems and GPS.
  • RADAR units capable of recording speeds in front of and behind our vehicles.
• Police-style uniforms and equipment, excluding firearms.
• A modern communication system which allows us to be in contact with our City Dispatch Service and the Fire Division.
• Hand held portable RADAR and LASER speed detection equipment.
• Two snowmobiles equipped with emergency lights and sirens.
• Two patrol bicycles for summer use.
• Dog control equipment including catch poles, cages, and air-powered tranquilizing darting equipment.