Yellowknifer

‘Why is the GNWT taking this step at this time? It just doesn’t make sense’

On August, 17, 2022, just after 2:00 p.m., the Yellowknife Fire Division (YKFD) received a call to service for a small wildland fire at Range Lake off of Butler Road and in behind the Center Ice Plaza.

At least two incumbent City of Yellowknife councilors will not be seeking another term in the fall, while only one has officially announced her intent to run again.

A notice from the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) is advising residents that the Public Health Clinic in Yellowknife will be closed on Friday, August 19, 2022.

The City of Yellowknife has sent out a reminder to residents that nominations for candidates for the 2022 Municipal Election open will be opening on Tuesday, September 6.

Yellowknifers got up-close and personal with two international climate research projects and the scientists behind them on Tuesday, August 16.

The funding will go towards the development of the society’s ‘Community Museum and Interpretive Centre’

The number of wildfires in the 2022 season is on track to more than double the five-year average, and is on the cusp of surpassing the ten-year average, according to forecasting by NWT Fire.

The City of Yellowknife has announced that, effective Tuesday August 16, Passport Parking Canada will be available for residents as the City’s new parking meter app.

During the early morning, at 1:08 a.m. on August 10, Yellowknife RCMP received a report of a break and enter at the Downtown Liquor Store in Yellowknife.