Yellowknife councillors are beginning to make clear their intentions about seeking re-election this fall. Nominations for council open on Sept. 6 and will run until Sept. 19.
Yellowknife city council is poised to reject its administration's proposed policy that would allow greater capacity at public facilities like the library and fieldhouse, but ban people who choose not to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
City councillors met Nov. 1 for a committee debate over whether to introduce a proof-of-vaccine policy at city facilities. Most spoke against the policy, citing issues of fairness.
After weeks of political and public debate, the City of Yellowknife knocked down the territory’s application to turn 4709 Franklin Ave. into a temporary day shelter leaving it unclear what kind of services will exist for the underhoused as winter approaches.
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