"A community is panicking and this is not helping." Wrigley's leaders say efforts to collaborate with the GNWT as a wildfire burns nearby are failing.
PositionCaitrin was a Local Journalism Initiative reporter for Cabin Radio in 2022 and 2023.
JoinedJanuary 30, 2022
Local Journalism Initiative reporter, Dehcho and housing. Contact Caitrin
Beginning this year, the Northwest Territories will join the list of provinces and territories recognizing September 30 as a statutory holiday.
The New Democratic Party announced leader Jagmeet Singh's first visit to the Northwest Territories, later this month.
Residents of Wrigley say ash has been falling since Sunday as a wildfire continues to burn to the south of the Dehcho community.
After a number of speeding incidents, Fort Simpson Public Works has taken steps to slow down drivers on the village's roads.
Effective immediately, the GNWT has announced a fire ban for all territorial parks in the Beaufort Delta Region.
