Wildfires

Environment, Featured, News, Politics, Reconciliation, Wildfires November 14, 2024

‘Who’s helping us to recover, emotionally, physically, spiritually, in all ways?’

Raw emotions on display from Behchokǫ̀ residents at after-action review open house of 2023 wildfire emergency response

Forty people gathered at tables in a school gymnasium in Behchokǫ̀ on Wednesday night, sharing stories of resilience, confusion and anger over the 2023 wildfire…

Featured, Housing, News, Police, Reconciliation, Wildfires

Police now work with housing officials to oust traffickers, rowdy tenants from public housing units

After years of complaints and pleas for help from MLAs and tenants, the RCMP now helps local officials build their case for evictions

Environment, Featured, News, Politics, Transportation, Wildfires

Cash-strapped GNWT to ask Ottawa to raise $1.8B debt limit

Natural disasters, strained health-care system, have pummelled territory's finances, says Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek

Environment, Featured, News, Politics, Reconciliation, Transportation, Weather, Wildfires

‘We are in a dire situation right now,’ says Deputy Premier Caroline Wawzonek

Low water levels this year, climate change overall draining NWT's coffers; Sahtu region in pricing crisis as winter approaches

Featured, News, Wildfires

Better assessment of tree hazards, tougher protective gear, needed for wildland firefighters

NWT Chief Coroner Garth Eggenberger issues nine recommendations following the death of Adam Yeadon near his home of Fort Liard last July

Culture, Featured, Health, News, Wildfires

New trauma informed healing lodge for the Northwest Territories delayed until 2026

Dene Wellness Warrirors co-owner Roy Erasmus tells 15th Annual Voices for Peace Symposium counsellors are still being trained

Environment, Featured, News, Transportation, Wildfires

Wildfires, weather, seniors and space junk all covered by Yellowknife’s new emergency and evacuation plans

Attention needed to ensure safe and culturally appropriate evacuation measures for First Nation Elders, states the report

Featured, News, Politics, Weather, Wildfires

GNWT scorched in critical report over response to 2023 wildfires

Environment and Climate Change Dep't was unable to cope with unprecedented situation; many improvements already made for this year

Environment, Featured, History, News, Wildfires

First independent look behind the scenes of GNWT’s handling of 2023 wildfires out Wednesday

'It is our job as leaders to learn from the challenges we faced in an emergency of this scale and put those lessons to work,' says Minister Jay Macdonald

Featured, News, Wildfires August 20, 2024

Délı̨nę̨ under evacuation notice as wind expected to push fire closer

Extreme northwest winds of up to 70km/h are expected throughout today

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…

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