Published on Oct. 24, 2023, 10:12 AM Updated on Oct. 24, 2023, 5:11 PM Just like that, Alberta saw a taste of winter with its first significant snowfall making a mess of the roads An early shot of wintry weather has arrived across parts of Western Canada this week, with much colder-than-normal temperatures and blasts … Read more
Rachael Rodgers photographs shelter dogs, which helps them get adopted faster. Source: Rachael Rodgers Rachael Rodgers is a photographer who documents her road trips on Instagram. But her travel companions aren’t family members or friends — they’re dogs without permanent homes. Rodgers, who lives in the small hamlet of Exshaw in Alberta, Canada, said she … Read more
More evacuees are heading home to Hay River and the Kátł’odeeche First Nation on Sunday, with Fort Smith opening to residents on Monday. Sunday is expected to be a busier day of travel than Saturday. Many Hay River residents had already targeted Sunday as the town’s tentative reopening date, before that was brought forward to … Read more
Advertisement. Registration for flights home from Alberta to Fort Smith and Hay River closes at 8pm on Thursday. The battle against wildfires outside both communities continues. On Wednesday, NWT Fire said a controlled burn designed to protect Hay River and the Kátł’odeeche First Nation from an area of fire to the east had been successful. … Read more
Advertisement. Hay River and Fort Smith residents are hoping this is the week that they get a firm timeline for a return home. Residents of those communities, plus the Kátł’odeeche First Nation and Enterprise, will reach one month displaced from their homes this week. Hay River has released a re-entry plan but is yet to … Read more
Advertisement. The return of essential workers to Yellowknife continued on Tuesday in advance of an expected homecoming for thousands of residents on Wednesday. Key staging posts along the highway, like the small Dehcho community of Fort Providence, were ready to receive a cascade of vehicles in the coming days, many seeking fuel for their lengthy … Read more