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Featured, News, Weather, Wildfires June 17, 2024

Fort Good Hope evacuees can apply for Emergency Evacuation Funding

At 1,300 hectares, the fire may continue to grow today but away from the community, says NWT Fire

Under a state of emergency, the community of Fort Good Hope was evacuated on Saturday, as a blazingly fast wildfire kicked up after a campfire wasn’t properly extinguished nearby. Fort Good Hope Chief Collin Pierrot posted online throughout the weekend’s ordeal. “We did not lose any structures or buildings or…

Featured, News, Weather, Wildfires June 16, 2024

Fort Good Hope evacuated as wildfire threatens community

An abandoned campfire is blamed for fast-growing wildfire

An abandoned campfire sparked a blaze Saturday that quickly forced the evacuation of Fort Good Hope. As of 10 p.m., NWT Fire described “extreme fire behaviour,” as crews worked to keep fire from the Sahtu community of 500 people. “While the wildfire has not yet reached Fort Good Hope, it…

Environment, Featured, News, Politics, Transportation, Weather June 7, 2024

Sahtu economy ‘faces collapse’ without barge re-supply, says MLA Daniel McNeely

Norman Wells and other communities face possible recession; GNWT says 'all-of-government' help is in the works

Historically low water levels on the Mackenzie River forced the territorial government to cancel its Marine Transportation Services (MTS) barges to Norman Wells and Tulita for the 2024 sailing season. Daniel McNeely is MLA for the Sahtu riding. “Right now, businesses in the Sahtu region are in a crisis situation….

Community, Featured, News, Weather May 28, 2024

Dehcho First Nations hold back annual assembly due to wildfire, fire bans

Dehcho First Nations 31st Annual Assembly has been put on pause due to the ongoing wildfire season and fire bans. Dehcho First Nations Grand Chief Herb Norwegian says in a Monday news release that it was a “difficult but necessary decision”, and it was made after consulting with Dehcho leaders…

Featured, News, Weather, Wildfires May 21, 2024

Careless campers leave campfire full of garbage near Cameron River

An abandoned campfire full of garbage left burning near Cameron River was snuffed out before it could pose a danger to nearby cabins. The fire had to be dug out yesterday by multiple firefighters with an entire truck of water used to extinguish it, NWT Fire stated this morning. Mike…

Environment, Featured, News, Weather, Wildfires May 20, 2024

Wildfire fighters outside Fort Liard ‘make good progress’ on weekend, says NWT Fire

There were no new wildfires reported across the NWT over the long weekend and the uncontained Dehcho blaze outside of Fort Liard is being held. “Winds are calm enough that firefighters should be able to continue to make good progress on the fire,” NWT Fire spokesperson Mike Westwick stated in…

Environment, Featured, News, Weather, Wildfires May 17, 2024

Dehcho, South Slave fires held back by rain, helicopters and water bombers

UPDATE: Long-weekend campers need to heed regional open flame restrictions; South Slave ban ends at midnight

Favourable winds and rain have stopped the advance of major wildfires in southern areas of the Northwest Territories, allowing firefighters to make progress in battling the mid-spring blazes. With the largest fire, southwest of Fort Liard (FS002), about three millimetres of rain fell unevenly in the community since yesterday, NWT…

Environment, Featured, News, Weather April 29, 2024

Wildfire watch: Low to medium risk in southern regions

There are currently two active hotspots in the Northwest Territories. Both of these are holdover smoulderings outside of Fort Smith in the South Slave region, and Fire NWT states will be extinguished by crews with help from a helicopter. Those are the only fires detected and first to date this…

Environment, Featured, News, Politics, Weather April 22, 2024

Updated NWT Fire Plan promises to ‘provide clarity’ on role of governments

The territorial government has updated the NWT Emergency Plan, following some heated criticism following last year’s devastating wildfires. The 70-page plan explains who has the power to do what, and in general terms what various community governments do, and what the GNWT is expected to do, when a disaster strikes…

Environment, Featured, Industry, News, Politics, Transportation, Weather April 10, 2024

Sahtu leaders band together to push for Mackenzie Highway project

The region's economy would benefit from an all-season road as would national security, says new video

A rise in air temperatures and drop in water levels means the Mackenzie Valley Highway is needed now more than ever, states the Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated. Shorter seasons for winter roads and unreliable barge movements have jacked up the cost of living, with more cargo and supplies requiring expensive air…