BehchokÇ«Ì schools close, more than 1,000 close contacts linked to Yellowknife school outbreak Health officials in the Northwest Territories say more than 1,000 people have been identified as close contacts in connection to the outbreak at N.J. Macpherson School in Yellowknife. There are new restrictions in Behchokǫ̠and the TÅı̨chǫ Community Services Agency has closed the schools in the community. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: May 03, 2021 6:04 PM CT | Last Updated: May 4 N.J. Macpherson School in Yellowknife. Territorial health officials ordered all schools in Yellowknife, NdilÇ« and Dettah to close until further notice on Sunday following a COVID-19 outbreak at the school. ( Liny Lamberink/CBC)