Hay River Health and Social Services Authority
Administration des services de santé et des services sociaux de Hay River
PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY
Carfentanil and Remifentanil detected in crack cocaine sample
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (November 14, 2025) – The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is warning residents about the recent detection of a highly dangerous drug combination new to the Northwest Territories. A laboratory investigation of a sample from Hay River has tested positive for carfentanil, remifentanil, and cocaine.
To view the full advisory, please use the links below:
English: https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/.../carfentanil-and...
French: https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/.../d%C3%A9tection-de...
PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY
Drinking Water Advisory for the Town of Hay River, Hamlet of Enterprise, Kátł’odeeche First Nation, and Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation (Kakisa)
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (November 3, 2025) – The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents of Hay River, Enterprise, Kátł’odeeche First Nation and Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation (Kakisa) to take precautions when using drinking water.
This advisory is being issued due to the identiication of higher levels of disinfection by-products known as Trihalomethanes (THMs) in the drinking water of those communities. No illnesses have been reported, however, we are advising residents out of an abundance of caution as lifetime exposure (70 years or more) to high levels of THMs may potentially increase the risk of cancer in individuals.
To view the full advisory, please use the link below:
Drinking Water Advisory for the Town of Hay River, Hamlet of Enterprise, Kátł’odeeche First Nation, and Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation (Kakisa)
PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (October 22, 2025) – The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is warning residents about the recent detection of a dangerous drug combination in the Northwest Territories. A drug seizure of a beige powder on September 11, 2025, in Hay River has tested positive for carfentanil, cocaine, and phenacetin by a Health Canada laboratory.
To view the full advisory, please use the links below:
English: Carfentanil mixed with powdered cocaine detected in drug seizure | Health and Social Services
French: Détection de carfentanil mélangé à de la cocaïne en poudre lors d’une saisie de stupéfiants | Santé et Services sociaux
Carfentanil and Remifentanil detected in crack cocaine sample
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (November 14, 2025) – The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is warning residents about the recent detection of a highly dangerous drug combination new to the Northwest Territories. A laboratory investigation of a sample from Hay River has tested positive for carfentanil, remifentanil, and cocaine.
To view the full advisory, please use the links below:
English: https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/.../carfentanil-and...
French: https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/.../d%C3%A9tection-de...
PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY
Drinking Water Advisory for the Town of Hay River, Hamlet of Enterprise, Kátł’odeeche First Nation, and Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation (Kakisa)
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (November 3, 2025) – The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents of Hay River, Enterprise, Kátł’odeeche First Nation and Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation (Kakisa) to take precautions when using drinking water.
This advisory is being issued due to the identiication of higher levels of disinfection by-products known as Trihalomethanes (THMs) in the drinking water of those communities. No illnesses have been reported, however, we are advising residents out of an abundance of caution as lifetime exposure (70 years or more) to high levels of THMs may potentially increase the risk of cancer in individuals.
To view the full advisory, please use the link below:
Drinking Water Advisory for the Town of Hay River, Hamlet of Enterprise, Kátł’odeeche First Nation, and Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation (Kakisa)
PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (October 22, 2025) – The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is warning residents about the recent detection of a dangerous drug combination in the Northwest Territories. A drug seizure of a beige powder on September 11, 2025, in Hay River has tested positive for carfentanil, cocaine, and phenacetin by a Health Canada laboratory.
To view the full advisory, please use the links below:
English: Carfentanil mixed with powdered cocaine detected in drug seizure | Health and Social Services
French: Détection de carfentanil mélangé à de la cocaïne en poudre lors d’une saisie de stupéfiants | Santé et Services sociaux
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