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August Civic Holiday Hours

The City's municipal service schedule for August 5, 2024 is as follows:

City Hall                                                  CLOSED

Solid Waste Facility                             CLOSED

Visitor Information Centre                 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Yellowknife Public Library                  CLOSED

Fieldhouse and Multiplex                   12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Garbage & Compost Pick Up               Will remain the same

Sewage Pumpout/Water Delivery      Will remain the same

Ruth Inch Memorial Pool

Lane Swim                                           12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Family Swim                                         1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Public Swim                                        3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

There are no other swims offered on this date....

Woodchip Fire Extinguished

On Wednesday July 24, 2024 at 12:50 p.m., the Yellowknife Fire Division responded to a fire at the Con Mine site. Upon arrival, crews found a 20 square foot pile of chipped wood on fire.

Firefighters deployed their hose lines and started fighting the fire. An excavator arrived and began pulling the woodchip pile apart, giving firefighters access to the inside of the pile. Firefighters verified the fire was fully extinguished using a thermal imaging camera.

A reminder to residents that there is...

Development Permits Advertisement, Week of July 26, 2024

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Transit for Ramble & Ride

In celebration of the Old Town Ramble & Ride festival, the City of Yellowknife is offering free transit service for all routes and YATS on Saturday, August 3, 2024. As per the regular transit schedule, there will be no public transit on Sunday, August 4, 2024.

McDonald Drive will be closed to traffic to facilitate the festival on Saturday, August 3 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on Sunday, August 4 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. On Saturday, Bus Route C will follow a detour route, as two bus...

Vehicle Fire Downtown

In the early morning of Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 03:25 a.m., the Yellowknife Fire Division received a call for service for a vehicle fire behind an abandoned house on 48th Street.

When crews arrived, they found a sport utility vehicle (SUV) on fire with another vehicle right beside it. Both vehicles were parked directly behind a shed that was located on the property.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, preventing it from moving to the shed and the other vehicle parked next to the SUV. 

There...