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NWT Wildfires: Stop driving recklessly, officials ask Hay River residents

NWT Wildfires: Stop driving recklessly, officials ask Hay River residents

A few individuals in Hay River are driving recklessly, putting firefighting crews at risk.
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NWT Wildfires: Pre-registration deadline for South Slave extended for one more day

NWT Wildfires: Pre-registration deadline for South Slave extended for one more day

Pre-registration for flights to K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Hay River and Fort Smith has been extended for one more day.
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NWT Wildfires: Fort Smith aiming for Sept. 18 return date

NWT Wildfires: Fort Smith aiming for Sept. 18 return date

Fort Smith is shooting for a re-entry date of Sept. 18, but the community’s evacuation order is extended well past that.
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NWT Wildfires: GNWT maintains budget surplus of $5 million

NWT Wildfires: GNWT maintains budget surplus of $5 million

Cost of the NWT wildfires and evacuation are extensive, but won’t break the bank for the GNWT.
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NWT Wildfires: Bordertown re-entry plan in development

NWT Wildfires: Bordertown re-entry plan in development

A re-entry plan for Bordertown is underway.
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NWT Wildfires: KFN, Hay River and Fort Smith returners asked to drain water tanks, flush lines

NWT Wildfires: KFN, Hay River and Fort Smith returners asked to drain water tanks, flush lines

Essential workers — and anyone who follows — are being advised to drain their water tanks and flush their lines when arriving in Hay River and surrounding area, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, or Fort Smith.
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South Slave schools set to open for new school year

South Slave schools set to open for new school year

With the announcement that residents of Hay River, Fort Smith and K’atl’odeeche First Nation can pre-register for flights home, the South Slave Divisional Education Council has begun the process of preparing for the new school year.
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NWT Wildfires: Dettah fire reaches 61,000 hectares as smoky conditions continue in Yellowknife

NWT Wildfires: Dettah fire reaches 61,000 hectares as smoky conditions continue in Yellowknife

The Dettah Fire (ZF085) is not posing a threat to the community or the Ingraham Trail, according to wildfire information officer Mike Westwick.
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NWT Wildfires: Evacuated expecting mothers being contacted by NTHSSA

NWT Wildfires: Evacuated expecting mothers being contacted by NTHSSA

Stanton’s Territorial Hospital says it is reaching out to pregnant women 34 weeks or prior to discuss repatriation.
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NWT Wildfires: “Significant” hotspots still burning in Enterprise

NWT Wildfires: “Significant” hotspots still burning in Enterprise

Enterprise still has a great deal of hot spots within the community.
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