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November 21, 2024

Boil Water Advisory Lifted for the Community of Délı̨nę (Inactive)

DÉLĮNĘ (November 21, 2024) - The Chief Environmental Health Officer advises all residents in the community of Délı̨nę that the precautionary Boil Water Advisory has been lifted. On October 31, 2024...
Joint Communiqué
November 19, 2024

Liquid Bromazolam Detected in Northwest Territories

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (November 19, 2024) – The Chief Public Health Officer is warning the public about the dangers of liquid bromazolam in the illegal drug supply. Bromazolam, a synthetic...
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October 31, 2024

Boil Water Advisory for the Community of Déline (Inactive)

DÉLINE (October 31, 2024) - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Déline to boil their drinking water for at least one minute. This advisory is precautionary in nature...
Joint Communiqué
August 29, 2024

para-Fluorofentanyl detected in drug seizure enroute to Yellowknife

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (August 30, 2024) – Para-Flurofentanyl was detected in a recent drug seizure, prompting the Chief Public Health Officer to issue a public health advisory about the dangers of...
Public Health Advisories
August 28, 2024

Boil Water Advisory Lifted for the Community of Sambaa K’e (Inactive)

SAMBAA K’E (August 28, 2024) – The Chief Environmental Health Officer advises all residents in the community of Sambaa K’e that the precautionary Boil Water Advisory has been lifted. On July 15, 2024...
Joint Communiqué
July 16, 2024

High Levels of Manganese Detected in Nahanni Butte’s Drinking Water

Nahanni Butte (July 16, 2024) – The Chief Environmental Health Officer advises all residents of Nahanni Butte that infants, children under five, and pregnant women should not drink the community’s tap...
Public Health Advisories
July 15, 2024

Boil Water Advisory For The Community of Sambaa K'e (Inactive)

Sambaa K'e (July 15, 2024) – The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Sambaa K'e to boil their drinking water for at least one minute. This advisory is precautionary in...
Joint Communiqué
July 3, 2024

Potential exposure to an infectious case of Tuberculosis in Yellowknife (Inactive)

YELLOWKNIFE (July 3, 2024) The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is issuing a public health advisory to notify the public of potential exposure to an infectious case of Tuberculosis (TB). Please be...
Public Health Advisories
June 5, 2024

“Brown Crack” Cocaine Mixed with multiple other substances found in Hay River

HAY RIVER – June 5, 2024 – The detection of “brown crack” cocaine mixed with multiple other substances including fentanyl, fentanyl analogues (norfentanyl), methamphetamine and benzodiazepine found in...
Public Health Advisories
March 11, 2024

Suspected Overdose-Related Death in the NWT

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – March 11, 2024 – The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) is alerting the public of a recent suspected overdose-related death in the Northwest Territories. NWT’s...
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March 6, 2024

Measles Alert for the NWT (Inactive)

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – March 6, 2024. The Chief Public Health Officer is issuing an advisory to notify the public of measles circulating in Canada and globally, with the potential introduction into...
Public Health Advisories
February 23, 2024

Increased Influenza B activity in Beaufort Delta region (Inactive)

BEAUFORT DELTA REGION – February 23, 2024. The Chief Public Health Officer is issuing a public health advisory to notify the public that influenza cases are rising in the Beaufort Delta region. The...
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