Media Releases

Fire Prevention Week 2024

From October 6-12, 2024, the Yellowknife Fire Division is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association to promote Fire Prevention Week. Throughout the week, safety tips will be shared related to this year’s theme, “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!”.

The Yellowknife Fire Division offers these key smoke alarm safety tips and guidelines:

• Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area (like a hallway), and on each level (including the basement) of the home...

UPCOMING POINT-IN-TIME HOMELESS COUNT

The City of Yellowknife (the City) will conduct its fourth Point-In-Time (PiT) in October 2024 with community partners and volunteers.  “PiT” is part of a coordinated national effort to measure homelessness across Canada.

The 2024 count will provide a snapshot of homelessness in our community since the last PiT Count conducted in 2021 revealing 312 people experiencing homelessness in Yellowknife.  The PiT Count will identify individuals staying in shelters, short-term housing, and sleeping...

Amnesty Day

The City of Yellowknife (the City) is pleased to announce that the Solid Waste Facility will host an Amnesty Day on Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

During Amnesty Day, residents can dispose of regular residential waste free of charge, as the $16.50 tipping fee will be waived. Note that tipping fees for special residential waste will still apply. Visit our website for more details on which items qualify as special waste. 

Commercial vehicles are not included under the...

Community Emergency Plan and Evacuation Plan Released

The City of Yellowknife (the City) is pleased to release an updated Community Emergency Plan and Evacuation Plan.

These plans play a key role in the City’s overall approach to emergency management. They build on emergency management best practices, engagement with stakeholders, and draw on the recommendations from the KPMG After-Action Assessment of the 2023 Wildfire Response.  

The Community Emergency Plan will replace the City’s previous Emergency Management Plan, outlining the framework for the...

City and PSAC Collective Agreement Ratified

The City of Yellowknife (the City) is pleased to announce that the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local X0345 and City Council have ratified a new Collective Agreement. This agreement will take effect on Monday, September 16, 2024, and will remain in effect until December 31, 2027.

“Both parties worked hard for a new collective agreement that meets the needs of City employees while respecting the City’s resource limitations,” said Mayor Rebecca Alty. “The meaningful dialogue throughout...