Wildfire Evacuees

• ‘So dry’: Jasper wildfire evacuees arrive in B.C. with no word on when they can return

  At a news conference Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said of the fires burning in the national park, one of them is located about 12 kilometres south of Jasper.

  Fire

  Jul 23
  
• Pre-registration for re-entry flights set to begin for some N.W.T. communities

  A Northwest Territories official says pre-registration for flights will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday for wildfire evacuees from Hay River, Enterprise and K'atl'odeeche First Nation.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2023
  
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• N.W.T. wildfires: Hay River evacuees won’t know when they can return until next week

  It will likely be next week before thousands of wildfire evacuees from Hay River, N.W.T., learn when they can return home.

  Canada

  Sep 8, 2023
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• ‘A very long wait’: Yellowknife prepares for wildfire evacuees to return home

  Lifting the order remains contingent on fire and highway conditions.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2023
• 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.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2023
• Yellowknife re-entry plan to have residents returning on Sept. 6

  Most essential workers will return on Sept. 4 and 5, and the general public will be able to return home at noon on Sept. 6.

  Fire

  Sep 1, 2023
• Edmonton closes Expo Centre evacuee registration due to high volumes

  With nearly 7,000 wildfire evacuees registered at Edmonton's Expo Centre, the city has decided to stop registration for new evacuees.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2023
• ‘We’re all brothers and sisters’: Yellowknife cab driver helps fellow evacuees in Calgary

  A Yellowknife cab driver hasn't stopped offering rides to his fellow northerners in Calgary who had to leave their homes due to wildfire evacuations.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2023
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• ‘Now I’m angry’: N.W.T. premier calls on Ottawa to provide services in the North

  The premier of the Northwest Territories says she's angry the wildfire-ravaged region doesn't have the same services as the south and called on Canadians to pressure Ottawa to act.

  Fire

  Aug 25, 2023
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• Edmonton Elks give Northwest Territories residents free tickets for Sunday’s game

  N.W.T. residents and wildfire evacuees in Edmonton can claim their free tickets to the Elks' Aug. 27 game this week.

  Sports

  Aug 21, 2023