NWT Fire is preparing to demobilize some crews in the Sahtu and send them elsewhere after weeks of work on the Canol fire complex southwest of Norman Wells.
South Slave
Five modular duplexes built in Hay River will leave the town next weel by barge bound for Ulukhaktok, Housing NWT says. They'll arrive in early August.
Fort Smith is now feeding evacuees from Wrigley through a voucher system that allows people to choose between the town's handful of restaurants.
We asked the NWT Department of Finance what evacuees receive, who qualifies, rules to be aware of, and how supports have evolved since the crisis year of 2023.
Parks Canada says its staff are preparing in case wildfire smoke begins to severely affect visibility along Highway 5 from Fort Smith to Hay River.
Open fires have been banned on almost all public and private land across the North Slave and South Slave – a rare region-wide step for the NWT.
