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Workers continue restoring essential services in N.W.T. ahead of fire evacuee return

By Dean Bennett The Canadian Press Posted September 14, 2023 8:59 pm Updated September 14, 2023 9:17 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Fire crews in the Northwest Territories say work continues fighting hot spots and flareups near evacuated communities while area residents wait to hear when …

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City of Calgary announces support for wildfire displaced Northwest Territories evacuees – Calgary

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Calgary is rolling out their plans for supporting evacuees from the Northwest Territories wildfires, including the opening of a reception centre at the Calgary International Airport. At the request of the Alberta Emergency Management Agency , the City of …

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B.C. mayor wants help fending off ‘not very friendly’ bison from N.W.T.

A mayor in northern B.C. is asking the province to install cattle guards along a bridge on Highway 77 to fend off what he describes as an invasive herd of bison migrating from the Northwest Territories to graze.  In a letter to Transportation Minister Rob Fleming dated mid-July, Gary Foster, mayor of the Northern Rockies …

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Weeks after the flood, N.W.T. homesteaders tackle ’30-acre catastrophe’

Ray Coombs watched the Hay River arrive at his homestead “like a big tidal wave” of water and ice.  “It was really surreal what happened,” he told CBC’s Loren McGinnis. “And then it seemed like the perfect storm.  “I could hear crackling like a major forest fire — that was …

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First Canadian rare earth mine starts shipping concentrate from N.W.T.

Canada has begun supplying the world with minerals critical to a greener economy with the country’s first rare earth mine delivering concentrated ore. “Canada and its allies are gaining independence from the rare earth supply chain from China,” said David Connelly of Cheetah Resources, which owns the Nechalacho Mine southeast …

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Fuel contamination the next concern in flood-ravaged Hay River, N.W.T.

Fuel drums, an upside down truck and an entire house are among the items scattered across parts of West Point First Nation and West Channel in Hay River, N.W.T., after significant flooding last week. Community members are trying to pick up the pieces after devastating flooding prompted an evacuation order …

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