The Solid Waste Facility (SWF) in Yellowknife will have a ‘limited reopening’ on Monday, May 4th, for reduced hours. The SWF was closed to the public because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it will now be accepting trash in a designated public drop-off (PDO) area only from 1:00 p.m. till…
The City of Yellowknife would like to advise residents that effective immediately, all City Playgrounds will be closed until further notice. In a news release, the city stated, “This action has been taken following information released by Dr. Kami Kandola, Chief Public Health Officer, GNWT, on COVID-19.” All City playgrounds…
The Mayor of Yellowknife Rebecca Alty says the city is doing several things during the COVID-19 pandemic to help residents and prevent the spread of the virus. “There is free parking offered downtown,” Mayor Alty said. “On 47th Street we have blocked off parking meters with blue bags, those are…
To plan for The potential impacts of COVID-19, the City of Yellowknife has closed several facilities and asking residents to be mindful of their waste practices. In a news release, the city stated, “To help our staff continue to deliver essential services, including residential and commercial waste and organics collection”…
The City of Yellowknife, which has both a manager of public safety and an emergency preparedness manager, says it is doing what it can to be ready in case coronavirus comes to the city. In a news release issued Thursday, the city states that as the Novel Coronavirus: COVID-19 outbreak…
CKLB has been following with great interest the City of Yellowknife’s decision to cut its Indigenous Relations Advisor position. So has Yellowknife resident Natasha McCagg. Here is her Facebook post on the issue: “City of Yellowknife has decided not to fund the necessary salary dollars to continue to fund the Indigenous…
(UPDATED) Officials from the Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN) and the City of Yellowknife are to meet Thursday morning to sign a new Memo of Understanding (MOU). According to a news release from the city, the MOU outlines how the two governments will commit to working together, building on and…
Yellowknife’s only Indigenous city councillor says she is “enraged” after learning the City of Yellowknife will not renew its Indigenous relations advisor post once Maggie Mercredi’s 18-month term ends in February. Stacie Smith says the decision is short-sighted and wrong. “I don’t think the role was taken as seriously as…
It’s that festive, magical time of year once again and it’s now time to untangle the cords. The City of Yellowknife and Northland Utilities are again partnering to bring residents the annual Holiday Lights Competition with a few exciting changes this year. According to a news release from the city…
The City of Yellowknife has implemented a mandatory open air burning ban. The ban, which includes the use of approved fire pits within the city, came into effect over the noon hour on Friday. Due to very dry conditions and no indication of rain forecast throughout the weekend, Yellowknife’s Fire…