A wildfire is now "highly likely" to reach Behchokǫ̀ overnight, the NWT's wildfire agency said as Rae residents were told to flee to the community's western tip.
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For many residents, Yellowknife's plan for an oncoming wildfire has never really been clear. We asked Mayor Rebecca Alty what's supposed to happen.
The highway between Yellowknife and Behchokǫ̀ has again closed because of a nearby wildfire, the GNWT said on Tuesday afternoon.
If you're reading this in Yellowknife on Tuesday, go home and crank open the windows. The smoke is forecast to disappear, for the time being at least.
"Pray for an early winter." At Yellowknife's evacuee centre, Caroline Cochrane said the NWT needs urgent, massive help to face climate crises like wildfires.
Ptarmicon, this weekend's gaming and pop culture convention, will move to Yellowknife's community arena after the multiplex was turned into an evacuee centre.