YELLOWKNIFE (May 24, 2026) - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising users of the Hay River drinking water system (Hay River, Kátł’odeeche, Enterprise, Kakisa) to boil their drinking water for at least one minute.

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (March 12, 2026) - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in the community of Wekweètì that the precautionary Boil Water Advisory has been lifted.

Residents who receive their water from the Community Government of Wekweètì were asked to boil their water due to freezing damage to the water treatment system.

There have been no illnesses associated with drinking water reported in the community.

YELLOWKNIFE (February 9, 2026) - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Sachs Harbour to boil their drinking water for at least one minute.

This advisory is precautionary and is due to frozen intake and truck-fill pipes following extreme winter conditions.  The treatment plant currently cannot draw water into the plant and therefore cannot treat the water. Manual chlorination is being carried out, and there have been no illnesses associated with drinking water reported in the community. 

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (February 3, 2026) - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in the community of Hay River, Enterprise, Kátł’odeeche First Nation and Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation (Kakisa) that the precautionary Public Health Advisory for drinking water has been lifted.

WRIGLEY (26 January 2026) - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in the community of Wrigley that the precautionary Boil Water Advisory has been lifted.

Residents who receive their water from the Community Government of Wrigley were asked to boil their water due to a mechanical failure in the water treatment system.

There have been no illnesses associated with drinking water reported in the community.