Jean Marie River is under an evacuation order because of a wildfire "in close proximity," becoming the seventh NWT community of the summer ordered to flee.
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Fire crews expected "extremely challenging" days ahead as the wind picked up around Yellowknife and Fort Smith. Here's the latest on the NWT's wildfires.
NWT Fire says a wildfire 12 km east of Inuvik showed "little growth" overnight into Sunday and an evacuation notice has not been escalated.
The GNWT issued an evacuation alert for people with homes or cabins on the north shores of Prosperous Lake and Prelude Lake, and anywhere on River Lake.
Why was Fort Smith given an evacuation order on Saturday? Parks Canada's incident commander on Fire 7 explains the call.
Fort Smith is under an evacuation order over fears a wildfire will move much closer to the highway and town in high winds. Buses helped evacuees to Hay River.