YELLOWKNIFE (September 9, 2026) - 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 being issued because the community’s water treatment plant has been temporarily shut down while the raw water reservoir is drained, cleaned and refilled.  During this time, untreated lake water will be used for domestic purposes.        

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (September 3, 2026) – The new detection of ethylflualprazolam in a whitish, grainy powder seized by RCMP in Yellowknife in late July has prompted the Chief Public Health Officer to issue a public health advisory about the risks associated with illicit drugs in the Northwest Territories.

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (August 5, 2026) – The detection of carfentanil and other fentanyl analogues in drugs tested in Hay River has prompted the Chief Public Health Officer to issue an updated public health advisory about the dangers associated with illicit drugs in the Northwest Territories.

HAY RIVER (June 16, 2026) - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising users of the Hay River drinking water system (Hay River, Kátł’odeeche, Enterprise, Kakisa) that the precautionary Boil Water Advisory issued on May 24, 2026 has been lifted.

Residents who use water from the Hay River drinking water system (Hay River, Kátł’odeeche, Enterprise, Kakisa) were asked to boil their water due to higher than normal turbidity (muddy water).

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.