The RCMP have been made aware of a communications disruption affecting some landline, long distance and 911 services across the Northwest Territories. The full scope of this disruption is not clear at this time.
In the event that 911 does not work, people requiring urgent police assistance can attempt to dial the telephone prefix for their community, followed by 1-1-1-1. For example, Yellowknife RCMP would be (867)669-1111, Inuvik RCMP would be (867)777-1111 etc.
In the event of a total outage, people requiring police assistance will have to attend their local detachment in person.
For more information, contact:
Cst. Josh Seaward
Media Relations Officer
Northwest Territories RCMP – Yellowknife, NT
RCMP.NTMedia-NTMedias.GRC@rcmp-grc.gc.ca