Frederick Blake Jr has been named the new grand chief of the Gwich’in Tribal Council. Blake receives 604 votes and former grand chief Ken Kyikavichik rings in 100 votes short, with 515. The is according to the preliminary results posted by the Chief Returning Officer Arlene Hansen. These votes were…
The Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę Government issued an evacuation notice on Monday evening as a precautionary measure due to a wildfire near the Great Bear River. “There are strong winds predicted over the next day that may cause the fire to spread,” reads a release by the community government. NWT Fire says…
Many areas in the NWT experienced cooler temperatures late last week, which was been helpful in limiting extreme fire growth. However, fire crews are now preparing as the weather fluctuates, NWT Fire stated on Sunday afternoon. Dana Bowen is with the Department of Environment and Climate Change. “There are currently…
Representatives from the Tłı̨chǫ region and Yellowknives Dene First Nation participated in a NASA climate change research flight aboard a NASA jet today. The Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment is a long-term collaboration between the Government of the Northwest Territories and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The goal is a better…
The rain currently falling in some regions will help limit some of the massive fire growth experienced over the weekend, says NWT Fire. There are several large wildfires still burning in the Dehcho and South Slave regions and smoke will be pushed into various communities, depending on the winds. The…
Due to increased fire activity surrounding the Enterprise, Alberta, NWT border, Highway 1 has been closed as of 5 a.m. this morning. There are no current fire threats to Enterprise or Hay River, but heavy smoke from fires further to the west and south is affecting visibility. “Wildfire season has…
This year’s Enterprise Gateway Jamboree went pretty much exactly how organizers had hoped it would. It was the 25th anniversary of the community festival, there was food, drink, music and about 1,000 people showed up. There was a long list of sponsors and support came from far and wide. After…
Wildfire Update: As of 3:45 the Town of Fort Smith declared the fire contained. One new fire has sprung in Fort Smith and has burned over 100 hectares since reported this afternoon. The fire is located on Axe Handle Hill, Parks Drive, McDougal Rd, and Pine Crescent. “Structure protection…
While on a recent vessel patrol in Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve, Parks Canada’s staff stopped at Pikes Portage and removed nearly 60 pounds of garbage left on the beach of this iconic travel route. A full jerry can floating in the lake, 11 fuel canisters, a damaged paddle, a…
Weather conditions today and Monday are forecast to support extreme fire activity with “significant growth,” building off aggressive fire behaviour on Friday and Saturday, says NWT Fire. Residents of Kakisa, Wrigley, Deline, are watching wildfire activity a couple of dozen kilometres away, but are not at threat at present, read…