The news briefing came on the heels of Yellowknife declaring an evacuation alert for parts of the city’s west end and Thompson declaring a territorial state of emergency due to wildfires and evacuations in many parts of the territory.

The emergency declaration will allow the territory to “acquire and deploy the necessary resources to support the management of this unprecedented wildfire season, and protect the health and safety of Northwest Territories residents,” according to a news release on Tuesday afternoon.

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    's minister of municipal and community affairs, Shane Thompson, told a news conference Tuesday evening.

    Some communities have been ravaged by fire, telecommunications services are down in some areas, and the capital city was put under a local state of emergency on Monday as a large wildfire moved closer.

    Rebecca Alty, the city’s mayor, made the announcement during an interview with Meghan Roberts, host of CBC’s Northbeat.

    During Tuesday’s news conference, she said if the alert is upgraded to an evacuation order, Yellowknife’s multiplex and the adjacent field house will open for those needing a place to stay.

    “I feel like our evacuation plan should have been made available to the public weeks ago,” Alexis Goulding said in a message to CBC News.

    Alty said that although the alert is just for three areas at this time, all residents should be prepared.Thompson said Tuesday evening the fire remains 20 kilometres from the nearest point of Yellowknife, but said it’s a rapid and evolving situation.

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