A real eye-opener’: Wastewater testing finds fentanyl and other drugs in Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T. – CBC

Jan 23, 2026

‘Drug dealers are profiting a great deal from … our people getting addicted to drugs,’ chief says

A wastewater surveillance program in Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., found a variety of drugs are present in the community, including substances such as fentanyl.

That’s causing concern among some leaders in the North Slave community of about 2,000.

Behchokǫ̀ Chief Bertha Rabesca Zoe said the wastewater test results were a “real eye-opener,” about the kinds of drugs present in her community.