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Yellowknife RCMP says it has deployed additional officers to respond to calls for service, patrol neighbourhoods, and help with evacuation efforts.
In a news release on Thursday, RCMP said a “big focus” of the patrols would be on preventing thefts and break-ins to homes and businesses as thousands of people evacuate Yellowknife, Ndılǫ, and Dettah due to a wildfire threat.
RCMP said the increased police presence will continue “as long as it is safe to do so.”
Police said non-essential services, such as front counter service, would be reduced while the evacuation order is in place. Police said, however, that if there is a communications outage, front counter service would resume.
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“The Yellowknife RCMP encourage everyone who is subject to the evacuation order to comply and make arrangements to leave as soon as possible,” the release states.
