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Remembrance Day Parade and Road Closures – November 11, 2026Active
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Water Service Repair - 42 Trails EndUpcomingStarts: Thursday, November 12, 2026 - 8:00 AM
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COYK Climate Action Plan
Human-caused climate change poses serious risks to our natural environment and human health and well-being. Addressing the causes of climate change requires that all levels of government take immediate action.
The City of Yellowknife, along with the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories, is committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.Read Report -
Extraordinary Yellowknife
Here you’ll find it all. Sailboats gliding across Back Bay. Float planes soaring in the midnight sun. Famous events, including a cultural festival in a snow palace and a music festival on a sandy shore. A neighbourhood of bright houseboats, all aglow beneath the Aurora. Mansions built next to log cabins and teepees, and a whole bunch of friendly, offbeat locals, having an extraordinary time in the wildest little city on earth.
Start planning your extraordinary trip today - we can’t wait to greet you.Plan your Next Adventure -
Walking Forward Together: Yellowknife's Reconciliation Roadmap Report
This report sets a clear path for a hub city that honours Spirit and Ancestors while delivering practical results.
It lays out ten-year goals and a three-year roadmap that turn Reconciliation from intention
into everyday practice. The plan is built with Two Eyed Seeing, bringing Indigenous knowledge together with municipal tools.
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About Yellowknife
Set on the edge of Great Slave Lake and surrounded by rugged northern landscape, Yellowknife is where nature and community are part of everyday life. Here, wilderness is never far away — whether it’s a paddle after work, a walk around Frame Lake, or the northern lights overhead on a winter night.
What truly makes Yellowknife special is its people. This is a city where neighbours show up for one another, where community spirit is real, and where ideas quickly become reality. Residents are builders, artists, volunteers, entrepreneurs, and community leaders who actively shape the place they call home.
Yellowknife is proudly shaped by the cultures, histories, and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples who have cared for these lands for generations, and that spirit continues to shape the identity and future of our city today.
Life here moves differently — adventurous yet grounded, rugged yet welcoming. For many people, Yellowknife begins as an adventure and becomes home.