Despite its 1,300 residents being displaced by a wildfire, Fort Simpson is among the 50 finalists in a nationwide activity challenge. So is Hay River.
Hay River
A BC drug dealer in his 20s who assaulted a woman in Hay River and took a hatchet to her finger has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
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.
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.
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.
The Town of Hay River says technicians are going door-to-door to fix a propane issue affecting customers across the community.
