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The highway connecting the Dehcho to British Columbia has closed because of a growing wildfire on the BC side of the border.
On Friday evening, residents of Fort Liard – around 30 km north of the border – shared photos of a road closure being put in place. The road south from Fort Liard is labelled closed on the NWT government’s highway information webpage.
NWT Highway 7 and BC Highway 77 ordinarily connect Fort Liard residents with stores and services in the northern BC community of Fort Nelson.
The BC Wildfire Service reported on Friday that a new, out-of-control wildfire had been spotted just west of Highway 77.
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Fire G91013 was about two kilometres from the road when discovered on Friday afternoon, and was estimated at 30 hectares in size.
The NWT-BC crossing is one of two highway routes south from the territory. The other connection, Highway 1, passes south of Hay River and leads to and from Alberta.
