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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A search is underway after Yellowknife RCMP received a report on Thursday that two boaters had not returned from their boating trip on Great Slave Lake. RCMP said the two men, 65-year-old Samuel Roberts and 51-year-old Mark Elson, were expected early evening …
Read More »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 …
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 »Yellowknife’s homeless population finding support in Calgary – Calgary
When the evacuation order came down for the city of Yellowknife, Tony Brushett knew there were people who would need extra help to get out. “We got a call from the territorial government stating that the most vulnerable, those with mental health and addictions issues were going to charter a …
Read More »How does wildfire misinformation affect communities in N.W.T. and B.C.?
Wildfire misinformation on social media platforms has created confusion and panic for evacuees and tourists in the Northwest Territories and B.C., some say. Adam Archibald is a Yellowknife resident who was evacuated last week due to wildfires threatening the city. He said he was at a mine in a remote …
Read More »Trudeau to convene urgent ministers’ meeting on N.W.T. wildfires
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 17, 2023 11:54 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to convene an urgent meeting with ministers and senior officials today as residents of the capital of Northwest Territories are ordered to evacuate the area …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Cree mother in Yellowknife not notified of son’s death in Alberta for 8 days
Sitting in her Yellowknife office last July, Yvette Schreder was given an odd message: someone from the Alberta Medical Examiner’s office was trying to reach her. Hours later, when the mother of four finally got through to someone, she was nonchalantly told the body of her 30-year-old son, Christopher was …
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