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Watch a drive through deserted Yellowknife

The bad news? We’ve all been told to flee. The good news? Our general manager just set a new fastest lap of Yellowknife.

It was all legal, he just didn’t have any traffic (or most traffic lights) to worry about – and stuck a camera to the dash as he continued helping prepare wildfire defences to the west of the city.

If you want to see Yellowknife almost entirely empty, take a look.