Drivers west and south of Great Slave Lake are being warned to prepare for freezing rain throughout much of Monday. In an advisory issued late on Sunday evening, Environment and Climate Change Canada said parts of highways 1, 5 and 6 could become icy and slippery. The advisory covered roads around Hay River, Fort Smith, … 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. Throughout August and into September, this page brought you the latest simple updates we had on wildfires threatening NWT communities, with time stamps. With most South Slave residents now able to head home, the peak of the crisis appears to be passing and we are no longer actively maintaining this page. Instead, key updates … 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. Here are the latest simple updates we have on wildfires threatening NWT communities, with time stamps below. We have kept these summaries brief so you can get updates without having to wade through many paragraphs. More detailed information is published by NWT Fire and local governments. Use our guides for help: guide to getting … Read more
Advertisement. Here are the latest simple updates we have on wildfires threatening NWT communities, with time stamps below. We have kept these summaries brief so you can get updates without having to wade through many paragraphs. More detailed information is published by NWT Fire and local governments. Use our guides for help: guide to getting … Read more
Advertisement. Here are the latest simple updates we have on wildfires threatening NWT communities, with time stamps below. We have kept these summaries brief so you can get updates without having to wade through many paragraphs. More detailed information is published by NWT Fire and local governments. Use our guides for help: guide to getting … Read more
Thousands of Yellowknifers are expected to make the trip home on Wednesday by road and air. Airlift flights are taking place from Calgary, commercial flights at Yellowknife Airport resume and a checkpoint on the highway outside the city is expected to lift for people driving back. A power outage caused by a transport truck in … 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