DÉLINE (September 28, 2026) - 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 and is due to higher-than-normal turbidity (muddy water) in the water. There have been no illnesses associated with drinking water reported in the community.

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (September 17, 2026) – The Chief Environmental Health Officer advises all residents of Sambaa K’e that people should not consume the community’s tap water. This advisory replaces the “Boil Water Advisory” that was issued on September 9, 2026.

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.