Fort Providence has issued an evacuation alert while a new evacuation notice has been issued for Jean Marie River due to wildfires.
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A reception centre for Whatì evacuees is now open at Yellowknife's fieldhouse. A reception desk will be open until 10pm Friday and re-open Saturday at 6:30am.
NWT Fire is advising residents to avoid the Ranney Hill trail as fire crews work to contain a wildfire. It is one of117 fires actively burning across the NWT.
Whatì is ordering residents to evacuate immediately due to a nearby wildfire. Reception centres are being set up in Behchokǫ̀ and Yellowknife.
"This is going to get worse." The full effect of wildfire smoke on humans is still being understood. Here's what we know so far and the advice experts have.
The NWT's chief public health officer says wildfires are generating "very high-risk readings" on air quality monitors across the North Slave and South Slave.
