City of Yellowknife has new plans for emergencies and evacuations
New plans follow after-action assessment of city’s response to 2023 wildfire and evacuation A year after 2023’s unprecedented wildfire evacuation
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Evacuations
MLA Katrina Nokleby to be fined $4,000 for staying in evacuation zone
Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby is facing a $4,000 fine for returning and then staying in Yellowknife as an evacuation order
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MLAs ask why N.W.T. isn’t giving residents more money for evacuation costs
Some MLAs in the N.W.T. are pushing for more financial support for wildfire evacuees, but the Municipal and Community Affairs minister says
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1 week after being back, Yellowknife schools, hospital still getting back on track
By Julia Wong It has been one week since the evacuation order for Yellowknife was lifted and residents were allowed
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Poor visibility to greet returning Hay River workers Wednesday
Weather conditions will make for a smoky day in parts of the Northwest Territories on Wednesday. An atmospheric inversion is
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Yellowknife students return to school Thursday but official says bring extra food
The superintendent of the YK1 school board says YWCA after school programs will be up and running when students return
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