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Some evacuees from northern Saskatchewan are beginning to return home after being forced out by wildfires, bringing a sense of relief, but also concern. News Source link
Read More »Essential workers head back early to Yellowknife to be ready for return of wildfire evacuees
Officials in Yellowknife, as well as staff with the Northwest Territories, are getting ready for the start of a mass migration home of wildfire evacuees that’s still on track for Wednesday. Yellowknife city manager Sheila Bassi-Kellett said workers in grocery stores, pharmacies, home-heating providers, and even some taxi drivers and …
Read More »Yellowknife re-entry plan to have residents returning on Sept. 6
Yellowknife residents won’t have to wait much longer to re-enter the territorial capital that was evacuated more than two weeks ago due to wildfires threatening the city. On Friday, the City of Yellowknife and Yellowknives Dene First Nation announced dates for re-entry have been plotted out. Personnel essential for critical …
Read More »Edmonton closes Expo Centre evacuee registration due to high volumes – Edmonton
The Edmonton Expo Centre, which has been staged as a wildfire evacuee reception centre for the past week, has closed its registration due to high volumes of displaced people from the Northwest Territories fleeing south as wildfires took over the territory last week. Twice the number of people displaced by …
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