Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is continuing his tour of the fire-ravaged Northwest Territories Thursday in Yellowknife.
Trudeau is scheduled to make a housing announcement then attend a roundtable discussion with the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce.
The capital’s 20,000 residents were forced out of their homes for three weeks in the summer due to an encroaching wildfire.
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Flames didn’t enter the city but destroyed most buildings and homes in Enterprise, a hamlet of 100 people near Hay River.
Trudeau toured that area Wednesday, walking among burned-out homes and vehicles as he spoke with officials.
The territory saw nearly 70 per cent of its population displaced by wildfires and a record amount of land burned during the fire season.
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