Byrne Road temporarily closing for water service repair

The City of Yellowknife is informing residents that Byrne Road will be closed to all traffic starting October 23rd in order to complete a water service repair. The closure will be between the Stanton Territorial Hospital and the Stanton Medical Center.

All hospital traffic will be required to use the Range Lake Road access. The bus route on Byrne Road will not be in service for the duration of the repairs.

Access to all businesses on Byrne road will not be affected. Proper signage will be in place at the entrance to Byrne Road and in the construction zone.

The City notes that work will continue until the repairs are complete with an expectation that the road will be back in service before the weekend. A water shut off for the area is not anticipated at this time.

Keven Dow
Keven Dow
News. Keven moved here from Ontario in November of 2018. As of December Keven is back to doing full-time news after transitioning into a news/mid-days position in late 2019. Prior to that, he was doing weekends/news for about 8-9 months. He's from a small tomato town in Ontario and went to College at Fanshawe for Radio Broadcasting. He loves talking about sports, entertainment, the community, and local events. Got a news tip? Email me at [email protected]

Continue Reading

You may also like



cjcd Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Premier Simpson announces new economic leadership 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.

GNWT releases report on public feedback for Public Services Act modernization

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.

After nearly two months, Wekweèti sees boil water advisory lifted

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

Dene leaders urge GNWT, feds to stop intercepting housing funds

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.

City of Yellowknife opens Community Programs Survey

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