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The City of Yellowknife is unveiling its new emergency email notification system, which allows residents to sign up to receive immediate updates to their inboxes during an emergency situation.  This system will send residents an email with emergency …

The City of Yellowknife is setting up a new course for how our community moves. Today, the City officially launches  Yellowknife’s Transportation Plan, Let’s Move YK. Let’s Move YK  will serve as a roadmap to guide how we move around our city for the next …

The City of Yellowknife would like to advise residents that effective Tuesday, May 21 until Monday, September 2, 2024, City Hall will be open to the public from 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. for its summer hours. The Yellowknife Public Library (YPL) is closed on …

The City of Yellowknife would like to advise residents that effective Tuesday, May 20, 2025, until Friday, August 29, 2025, City Hall will be open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for its summer hours. Regular winter hours will resume on Tuesday, …

The City of Yellowknife is preparing to welcome residents of Whatì who were ordered to evacuate their community as a result of the threat of wildfire ZF048-25. The City is working with several Government of the Northwest Territories departments through …

On January 23, 2024, the City of Yellowknife (the City) advised residents that work to repair a water main break located in the vicinity of Woolgar Avenue would commence. Despite efforts throughout the day, the City was required to perform two emergency …

The City of Yellowknife (the “City”) is actively responding to a cybersecurity incident that is temporarily impacting access to some internal systems and online services. Public safety and critical infrastructure systems remain fully operational.   …

The City of Yellowknife is aware of the encampment that has been established downtown.  The City has been working collaboratively with the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) since August 2024 to find a sustainable solution to address …

Chief James Marlowe, Łutsel K’e, welcomed Mayor Ben Hendriksen to his community on Friday, October 17, 2025, to discuss Yellowknife’s 2050 Community Plan Update and other topics of mutual interest – a historic first between the two communities. “Our goal …

The City of Yellowknife committed to reviewing the actions taken by the City in response to last summer’s extraordinary wildfire season and the emergency response undertaken.  Through a competitive process, KPMG has been contracted to complete an After …