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People who refuse to evacuate Yellowknife wildfire won’t be forced from homes: RCMP

People who refuse to evacuate Yellowknife wildfire won’t be forced from homes: RCMP

Even though an evacuation order is in force, RCMP say they will not force anyone who refuses to leave out of their homes.
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Inuvik Wildfire EV014 now a “smouldering, creeping surface fire”

Inuvik Wildfire EV014 now a “smouldering, creeping surface fire”

Activity along the Inuvik Wildfire EV014 has diminished but the town remains on evacuation notice.
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Repair work underway on fibre link damaged by NWT wildfires

Repair work underway on fibre link damaged by NWT wildfires

NorthwesTel reports that technicians have begun working on fibre optic lines damaged by the NWT wildfire along Highway 1, but customers further North along the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link will have to wait until conditions improve.
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260+ N.W.T. wildfire evacuees head to Fort McMurray

260+ N.W.T. wildfire evacuees head to Fort McMurray

Yellowknife on evacuation order; all residents to be out by Friday at noon
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Inuvialuit beneficiaries eligible for $1,000 in NWT Wildfire evacuation relief

Inuvialuit beneficiaries eligible for $1,000 in NWT Wildfire evacuation relief

Beneficiaries of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation who are displaced by the NWT Wildfires are eligible for $1,000 each in relief funding.
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NWT Wildfire evacuation relief available from the Gwich’in Tribal Council

NWT Wildfire evacuation relief available from the Gwich’in Tribal Council

Gwich’in Tribal Council is offering support for participants displaced by the wildfires in Yellowknife as well as the North and South Slave and Dehcho regions.
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Yellowknife wildfire evacuation plan underway for Avens

Yellowknife wildfire evacuation plan underway for Avens

Residents of Avens — A Community for Seniors are being airlifted to Edmonton as part of the wildfire evacuation of Yellowknife.
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Free wildfire evacuation flights out of Yellowknife at Sir John Franklin High School

Free wildfire evacuation flights out of Yellowknife at Sir John Franklin High School

Residents of Yellowknife who are unable to leave the city due to the wildfire by their own means are being asked to register for free evacuation flights out of the city.
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NWT Wildfires: Veterinarians Without Borders ordering crates for Yellowknife pets

NWT Wildfires: Veterinarians Without Borders ordering crates for Yellowknife pets

Veterinarians Without Borders ordering crates for Yellowknife wildfire pets
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Wildfire evacuation order ends for north Yukon fly-in community of Old Crow

Wildfire evacuation order ends for north Yukon fly-in community of Old Crow

Government lists nearly 150 active wildfires burning within the territory
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