Paid parking returns to YK Airport on September 19
Paid parking is returning to the Yellowknife Airport, beginning the morning of September 19. Rates will be the same as they were before the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Highway 3 reopens after vehicle fire south of Deh Cho Bridge
Highway 3 has reopened south of Fort Providence after emergency responders tackled a significant fire late on Tuesday evening.
Yellowknife Airport has security staff patrolling drop-off zone
Yellowknife's airport has begun using security staff to sweep its drop-off and pick-up area and "keep the flow of traffic moving."
NWT to spend $624,000 on Behchokǫ̀ electric vehicle charger
An ultra-fast electric vehicle charger will be installed in Behchokǫ̀. The cost suggests federal funding for chargers announced last week may not stretch far.
Family dog left off Canadian North flight
A senior dog was left behind in Yellowknife while her family flew to Inuvik on a Canadian North flight, and her owners want to know why.
Wrigley traffic to be escorted through wildfire-hit highway
Highway 1 between Fort Simpson and Wrigley will reopen for an eight-hour period on Thursday and traffic will be escorted through a wildfire-affected section of the road.
Wildfire closes highway between Wrigley and Fort Simpson
A worsening wildfire has closed Highway 1 between Wrigley and Fort Simpson. "Conditions have been terrible," a retired Wrigley firefighter said.
Green expects ‘a lot of NWT interest’ in dropped vaccine mandate
Canada is expected to end its Covid-19 vaccine mandate for domestic air travel, a move the NWT's health minister said would generate "a lot of interest."
Dempster Highway reopens after flood-related closure
The Dempster Highway connecting Inuvik and surrounding communities to the Yukon and the south has reopened after a May 30 closure related to flooding.
Dempster Highway closes, Mackenzie delta at ‘near-record’ levels
The Dempster Highway closed between Tsiigehtchic and Inuvik as water levels in some areas of the Mackenzie delta approached record highs.
Highway 1 fully reopens after days-long closure in Dehcho
NWT Highway 1 is now open to traffic throughout its length after the ending of a closure due to high water on a stretch in the Dehcho.
NWT Highway 1 reopens between Enterprise and Alberta
Highway 1 between Enterprise and the Alberta border has reopened after a Sunday closure due to high water.