Advisories
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 arsenic levels found in some of the lakes located around Yellowknife.
This public health advice is based on the most current environmental and human health data available and may be adjusted as more information becomes available from ongoing or future monitoring or research activities.
Public Health Advisory Rescinded For Residents of Great Slave Region Including: Yellowknife, Hay River, Kakisa, Enterprise, Fort Providence, Behchoko, Detah, and Fort Resolution - Wildfire Smoke Exposure
Public Health Advisory for Residents of Great Slave Region Including: Yellowknife, Hay River, Kakisa, Enterprise, Fort Providence, Behchoko, Detah, and Fort Resolution - Wildfire Smoke Exposure
STI Rates Increasing
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 highest distribution of STIs in our population is found primarily in the 15-30 year age group. Although chlamydia is the most common STI in the NWT, there are dramatic increases in gonorrhea and syphilis rates:
Measles Outbreak Rescinded - Inuvik
Landfill Fire Smoke Exposure Advisory Lifted - Hay River
Landfill Fire Smoke Exposure - Hay River
Measles Outbreak - Inuvik
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