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Swimming & Summer Programs Available with City of Yellowknife

The City of Yellowknife has several swimming and general summer events coming up in the next few weeks. At the Ruth Inch Memorial Pool has...

Salvation Army Food Bank receives donation from Purolator

Food banks in the North recently received an incredible leg up thanks to some help from Purolator. Purolator worked to expand its partnership with Food...

Shift NWT Encouraging Yellowknifers to Start Cycling

A new program has just been established in Yellowknife and is looking to get more people to engage in cycling. The program is known as...

UPDATE: Yellowknife Public Works has changed its water source back to the river

The City of Yellowknife has acknowledged via a Facebook post that some residents are encountering issues with water quality. Currently, the water distribution system...

Yellowknife Fire Division responds to wildland fire on Highway 3

The Yellowknife Fire Division responded to a service call at kilometer marker 324 on Highway 3 on Thursday, July 11 at 12:40 a.m., regarding...

Two Yellowknife Motorists Arrested for Impaired Driving

Yellowknife RCMP recently arrested two drivers who were both under the influence of drugs. The first incident occurred on July 8th, when an RCMP Traffic...

Łıwegǫ̀atì Building to begin Moving in New Residents

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority has announced that the new Łıwegǫ̀atì building will now be accepting extended care residents. Once the final...

FOTR Holding Panel Event for Self-Publishing Musicians

Coming just ahead of the highly anticipated annual music festival, Folk on the Rocks is teaming up with Music NWT to put together a...

KPMG releases 2023 wildfires after action assessment for City of Yellowknife

The final report of the KPMG 2023 North Slave Complex Wildfires After Action Assessment was presented at City of Yellowknife council meeting, offering insight...

Royal Canadian Air Force Celebrating 100th Anniversary in Somba K’e Park

The Royal Canadian Air Force will be celebrating their 100th Anniversary in Yellowknife. The Anniversary will be held on Saturday, July 13th at the Somba...

Fire ban lifted in City of Yellowknife

The ban on open-air fires in Yellowknife, which started on June 20, has been lifted. This is because of recent rainfall and cooler weather....

Century 21 Raises $42k after Annual Golf Tournament

After a successful tournament over the weekend, the Yellowknife Golf Club is ready to make some major donations. Put together with help from Century 21,...

Tuberculosis Cases Found at Stanton Hospital amid Health Service Reduction

The Chief Public Health Officer has sent out a notification to the public to inform them of the potential exposure of Tuberculosis. As a result,...

A Warm yet Joyful Canada Day for Yellowknife

Thousands of residents gathered in the heart of Yellowknife on July 1st for the annual Canada Day festivities. As always, the day began with sidewalks...

YK Education District No. 1 Appoints New Superintendent

Yellowknife’s Education District No. 1 now has a new Superintendent. The Board of Trustees for the school district recently announced that Shirley Zouboules has been...

Avens Group Accepting Applicants for New Housing Location

The Avens group is now accepting applications for residency at their newly constructed facility. The new building is known as the Aven Pavilion. New residents...

Yellowknife RCMP seeking owner of traditional artwork

The Yellowknife RCMP has recently recovered a number of unique traditional Indigenous artworks believed to have been stolen. They are requesting that individuals who...

Yellowknife Man Arrested after Confining Victim Against Their Will

One man in Yellowknife was recently arrested as a result of holding another individual against their will. Yellowknife RCMP were informed of the situation early...

Parade Route Revealed for Yellowknife’s Canada Day Celebration

The City of Yellowknife has shared their official plans for Canada Day! Most of the days events will be taking place at the Somba K’e...

Yellowknife fire ban will stay in place as long as conditions remain dry

Due to the current extremely dry conditions, the City of Yellowknife is implementing a fire ban effective starting Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 12...

Woman Charged with Assault after Injuring Infant

A woman has just been laid with serious charges after assaulting an infant back in April. On April 24th, Yellowknife RCMP were informed by the...

Det’on Cho Group Acquires Northbest Food Distributors

The Det’on Cho Group has acquired yet another business under its umbrella. It was recently announced that Det’on Cho Management LP finalized the decision to...

Yellowknife Fire Department holds Open House Event

The Yellowknife Fire Department opened their doors over the weekend to welcome locals in for their annual Open House event. Residents were encouraged to bring...

Yellowknife Celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day

Hundreds of Yellowknife residents gathered together at the Somba K’e Civic Plaza to help celebrate Indigenous People’s Day. With arts and crafts, live music, sunny...
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