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City of Yellowknife Council

Governs Yellowknife

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  • Bylaws for municipal purposes (Cities, Towns and Villages Act s. 70)

    Council may make bylaws for municipal purposes about: the safety, health and welfare of people and protection of people and property; people, activities and things in or near public places; public nuisances, including unsightly property; transport, motor vehicles, pedestrians and local transportation; the management, use and protection of lands; businesses; public utilities; municipal programs, services, infrastructure and facilities; domestic and feral animals; the municipality's own operation; and bylaw enforcement. Bylaws are subject to all territorial and federal law (s. 70(2)-(4)). The general bylaw powers are to be read broadly (s. 4).

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  • maca.gov.nt.ca · checked municipal: MACA community directory: City of Yellowknife, status City, region North Slave For: City of Yellowknife Council
  • maca.gov.nt.ca · checked municipal: community office address, phone, fax and administrator e-mail from the MACA community directory For: City of Yellowknife office
  • justice.gov.nt.ca · checked municipal: consolidated act from the NWT Department of Justice For: Bylaws for municipal purposes (Cities, Towns and Villages Act s. 70)
  • maca.gov.nt.ca · checked municipal: council composition, term length and staggering from MACA's NWT Communities Election Date Calendar 2025-2043 (last updated 2 September 2026) For: Mayor, Councillor
  • yellowknife.ca · checked municipal: office and selection rules For: Mayor, Councillor
  • yellowknife.ca · checked municipal: appointed Mayor by council on 5 May 2025 to complete the term after Mayor Rebecca Alty was elected to the House of Commons For: Ben Hendriksen as Mayor
  • yellowknife.ca · checked municipal: current council listed by the City of Yellowknife, fetched 2026-10-11 For: Ben Hendriksen as Mayor, Cat McGurk as Councillor, Garett Cochrane as Councillor, Rob Foote as Councillor, Rob Warburton as Councillor and 4 more
  • maca.gov.nt.ca · checked municipal: elected 17 October 2022 (term from the first Monday in November) For: Cat McGurk as Councillor, Garett Cochrane as Councillor, Rob Warburton as Councillor, Ryan Fequet as Councillor, Stacie Arden-Smith as Councillor and 2 more
  • yellowknife.ca · checked municipal: appointed by council in 2025 to the seat Ben Hendriksen left when he became Mayor (placed ninth in 2022) For: Rob Foote as Councillor
  • yellowknife.ca · checked municipal: City of Yellowknife elections page: Mayor and eight Councillors, election day 19 October 2026, term begins 2 November 2026 For: General election, October 19, 2026
  • maca.gov.nt.ca · checked municipal: MACA NWT Communities Election Date Calendar 2025-2043 (last updated 2 September 2026) For: General election, October 19, 2026

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