City of Yellowknife to take-over Visitors Centre role

Premier R.J. Simpson has announced the creation of a new Associate Deputy Minister position within the Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Industry, Tourism, and Investment.

The Government of the Northwest Territories has released their report on public feedback gathered as part of phase two of the Public Services Act modernization initiative.

Following nearly two months of an active boil water advisory, the Chief Environmental Health Officer has lifted the advisory for Wekweèti.

Dene Nation leaders are calling for autonomy from the government of the Northwest Territories in access housing and infrastructure funding. “As we speak, there are shortages of housing in every Dene community in the N.W.T. Lots of houses are boarded up, units are boarded up too. And there's overcrowding in lots of houses, communities. There's a lot of shortages of housing — that needs to be looked at right away,” said Dene National Chief George Mackenzie.

The City of Yellowknife is asking residents to share their opinions on the future of local recreation with the 2026 Community Programs Survey.