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October 20, 2020

Boil Water Advisory Lifted for the Community of Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa (Inactive)

YELLOWKNIFE 20 October 2020 - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa that the precautionary Boil Water...
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September 2, 2020

Boil Water Advisory for the Communities of Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa (Inactive)

YELLOWKNIFE – September 2, 2020 - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Hay River, Enterprise, Kakisa, and K’atl’Odeeche Reserve to boil their drinking water for at least...
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July 6, 2020

Boil Water Advisory Lifted for the Community of Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa (Inactive)

YELLOWKNIFE 06 July 2020 - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa that the precautionary Boil Water Advisory...
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July 1, 2020

Lab Confirms illegal Carfentanil found in the NWT

YELLOWKNIFE (July 1, 2020) – With approximately 5 recent non-fatal overdoses suspected due to opioids in the NWT in the last month, a lab has confirmed the presence of carfentanil in at least one...
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June 19, 2020

Boil Water Advisory for the Communities of Hay River, Enterprise, Kakisa and K’atl’odeeche First Nation

YELLOWKNIFE 19 June 2020 – The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Hay River, Enterprise, Kakisa and K’atl’Odeeche Reserve to boil their drinking water for at least one...
Public Health Advisories
June 16, 2020

Boil Water Advisory Lifted for the Community of Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa (Inactive)

YELLOWKNIFE 16 June 2020 - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa that the precautionary Boil Water Advisory...
Public Health Advisories
May 13, 2020

Boil Water Advisory for the Communities of Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa (Inactive)

YELLOWKNIFE 13 May 2020 – The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Hay River, Enterprise, Kakisa, and K’atl’odeeche Reserve to boil their drinking water for at least one...
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March 20, 2020

Rabid Dog at Yellowknife SPCA if you had contact with the dog call Environmental Health (Inactive)

YELLOWKNIFE 20 March 2020 – A male husky cross dog (named Kit) from Cambridge Bay, was held at the Yellowknife SPCA from March 11 th to March 14 th (Photo below). It developed signs and symptoms of...
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August 22, 2019

Syphilis Outbreak Issued for NWT

YELLOWKNIFE 22 August 2019 – The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) has declared a syphilis outbreak for the Northwest Territories. Further to the Public Health Advisory issued on April 23, 2019, the...
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July 5, 2019

Arsenic in Lake Water Around Yellowknife

Last Reviewed: May 17, 2024 YELLOWKNIFE – The NWT Chief Public Health Officer is updating the advice provided to residents and visitors about precautions they can take to avoid exposure to elevated...
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April 23, 2019

STI Rates Increasing

YELLOWKNIFE 23 April 2019 - The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) has issued a Public Health Advisory on escalating rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the Northwest Territories. The...
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November 2, 2018

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

YELLOWKNIFE 2 November 2018 - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents of Délı̨ne that the precautionary Boil Water Advisory has been lifted. Residents of the community of...
Joint Communiqué
October 24, 2018

Boil Water Advisory for the Community of Délı̨ne (Inactive)

YELLOWKNIFE 24 October 2018 – The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Délı̨ne to boil their drinking water for at least one minute. This advisory is precautionary in...
Joint Communiqué
July 19, 2018

Risk of Botulism in Hay River (Inactive)

YELLOWKNIFE (July 19, 2018) – Dr. Andre Corriveau, Chief Public Health Officer, is advising anyone who purchased the ready to eat pesto prepared by Riverside Growers NT and sold at the Fisherman’s...
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July 18, 2018

Boil Water Advisory Lifted for the Town of Inuvik (Inactive)

YELLOWKNIFE 18 July 2018 - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents of Inuvik that the precautionary Boil Water Advisory has been lifted. Residents who receive their water from...
Public Health Advisories
July 12, 2018

Boil Water Advisory for the Town of Inuvik (Inactive)

YELLOWKNIFE 12 July 2018 - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Inuvik to boil their drinking water for at least one minute. This advisory is precautionary in nature and...
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May 22, 2018

Boil Water Advisory Lifted for the Communities of Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa (Inactive)

YELLOWKNIFE 22 May 2018 - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa that the precautionary Boil Water Advisory...
Public Health Advisories
May 17, 2018

Boil Water Advisory for the Community of Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa (Inactive)

YELLOWKNIFE 17 May 2018 - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa to boil their drinking water for at least one...
Public Health Advisories
March 29, 2018

Mumps in the NWT (Inactive)

YELLOWKNIFE (March 29, 2018) - Cases of mumps were recently identified in the NWT, for the first time since 1995. The Chief Public Health Officer is concerned that the virus may be circulating within...
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January 22, 2018

Potential use of unsanitary tattoo equipment and risk of bloodborne infections (Inactive)

YELLOWKNIFE January 22, 2018 - The office of the Chief Public Health Officer has been made aware that an unlicensed tattoo artist may be practicing in Yellowknife, offering services in private homes...
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