Insured evacuation costs, wildfire damages total $60M for Hay River wildfires
The N.W.T. government encouraged residents to use private insurance to cover evacuation costs Wildfires that displaced thousands from the N.W.T.’s
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Yukon government to review this summer’s wildfire evacuations in Mayo, Old Crow
Review will determine what went right, and what needs improvement for any future events The Yukon government wants to analyze
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Fort Smith residents gather to thank those who kept the town safe from wildfires
By Carla Ulrich, CBC News ‘I’m just grateful for what we have in this town,’ said one resident At a
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Norway launches Wildland Fires Initiative as part of Arctic Council chairship
With multiple northern nations experiencing a surge in wildfires in recent years, Norway has introduced a Wildland Fires Initiative as
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Leaders and residents calling for public inquiry into N.W.T. wildfire response
By Carla Ulrich · CBC News People want answers and change after an unprecedented fire season Calls for an inquiry into the
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Trudeau visits Hay River, Enterprise Wednesday to discuss wildfires, meet leaders
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Tour begins in wildfire-ravaged Enterprise Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was set to visit
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Effects of 2023 N.W.T. wildfire smoke will take years to study
By Rachel Maclean · CBC News As air quality improves, the focus now moves to preparing for the future. As smoke lingered
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As bills come in for Yellowknife’s wildfire response, city needs help
City looking to hire help to deal with ‘high volume of complex invoices’ It was a massive effort, involving city
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N.W.T. gov’t warns Enterprise mayor not to use hamlet funds for new homes
‘We are not in a position to help people. That’s what we were told, basically,’ says Mayor Michael St Amour
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Severe wildfires will have long-lasting impact on N.W.T.’s boreal forest
By Taylor Holmes · CBC News More than 4 million hectares of forest have burned in the N.W.T. during the 2023 wildfire
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Hay River, N.W.T., seeks more territorial and federal gov’t support post-wildfire
‘I challenge everybody to shop locally for Christmas and help these guys out’ Leaders in Hay River, N.W.T., say they’ll
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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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Some N.W.T. evacuees consider staying put after wildfire crisis
By Robert Holden, CBC News ‘It feels like we’re in a boat that’s sinking, and all we have is cups
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No highway fire risk expected as public prepares Yellowknife return
By Luke Carroll, Liny Lamberink · CBC News · Officials also fielded questions about evacuees forced to re-locate in Calgary Wildfires are not expected
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N.W.T. projected to spend $100M on fighting wildfires — 5 times more than budgeted
By Francis Tessier-Burns · CBC News ‘Roughly spending about $10 million a week right now,’ says MLA The N.W.T. is actively fighting
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