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National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week
Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 01:14 PM
NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR WEEK
National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week is celebrated each year during the second week of April. The Yellowknife Fire Division (YKFD) Public Safety Communication Centre (PSCC) has staff who dedicate their lives to serving the public. PSCC dispatchers answer emergency and non-emergency calls and connect callers to emergency care, fire response and provide valuable resources to those in need.
An estimated 7,000 calls a year are made to YKFD Public...
Civic Holiday March 31, 2023
Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 02:18 PM
On Monday, March 27, Yellowknife City Council declared a half-day civic holiday for Friday, March 31, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. in recognition of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation’s Spring Carnival.
In observance of the half-day civic holiday, City facilities will operate as follows:
- City Hall: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Solid Waste Facility: Closed
- Fieldhouse: Regular hours
- Multiplex: Regular hours
- Ruth Inch Memorial Pool: Regular hours
- Yellowknife Public Library: Regular hours
- YK Arena: Regular...
Structure Fire - Dettah Road
Posted on Monday, January 09, 2023 01:36 PM
At approximately 10:00 p.m. on January 7, 2023, the City of Yellowknife Fire Division (YKFD) responded to a report of a house fire along the Dettah Road. YKFD extinguished the fire and were on the scene until approximately 1:00 a.m. No injuries were reported.
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For more information:
Richard McIntosh
Communications Officer
City of Yellowknife
867-669-3424