Northwest Territories Wildfires
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Northwest Territories residents head to polls after wildfire delayed earlier voteVoters will choose 16 of 19 Legislative Assembly members, one of whom will then be elected premier. Current premier Caroline Cochrane isn't seeking re-election.CanadaNov 14, 2023
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Fire ravaged N.W.T. hamlet asks for independent inquiry as it looks to rebuildEnterprise, a community of about 100 people on the highway north of the Alberta boundary, lost 80 per cent of its structures.FireOct 14, 2023
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N.W.T. wildfires: Hay River evacuees won’t know when they can return until next weekIt will likely be next week before thousands of wildfire evacuees from Hay River, N.W.T., learn when they can return home.CanadaSep 8, 2023
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Evacuation order lifted for Yellowknife after 3 weeks of wildfire dangerAn evacuation order has been lifted for Yellowknife three weeks after a nearby wildfire forced the city's 20,000 residents out of their homes.CanadaSep 6, 2023
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‘A very long wait’: Yellowknife prepares for wildfire evacuees to return homeLifting the order remains contingent on fire and highway conditions.CanadaSep 5, 2023
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Essential workers head back early to Yellowknife to be ready for return of wildfire evacueesOfficials in Yellowknife, as well as staff with the Northwest Territories, are getting ready for the start of a mass migration home of wildfire evacuees.CanadaSep 5, 2023
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N.W.T. officials say start planning now for lifting of Yellowknife evacuation orderOnly essential workers who have been contacted are being allowed back now, and everyone else is being told to stay where they are until the evacuation lifts on Wednesday.FireSep 2, 2023
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Fire activity expected to kick up in N.W.T., Mounties warn against re-enteringFire activity along a key N.W.T. highway is expected to kick up in the coming days, while RCMP say they'll stop a potentially large group from trying to re-enter.FireAug 31, 2023
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Convoy planning to break N.W.T. evacuation order urged to stay away as state of emergency extendedMounties said the group of people are planning to re-enter in the territory in as many as 50 vehicles from Alberta and that 'they will not stop for the checkpoints.'CanadaAug 30, 2023
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N.W.T. says plan for post-fire returns ready but it’s ‘not time’While officials outlined the five-step plan they have for having residents return to their communities, they stressed people should not return until they are told to do so.CanadaAug 28, 2023
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