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    1 year ago

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    Residents of Yellowknife, Ndilǫ, Dettah and the Ingraham Trail will be able to go home starting at noon on Wednesday, three weeks after the territory issued an evacuation order for these communities due to an approaching wildfire.

    In an emailed statement, MACA Minister Shane Thompson said the territorial government will work to ensure basic services are available when residents return.

    That plan was delayed heading into the September long weekend as strong, gusty winds were expected to close Highway 1 in the territory’s South Slave region.

    On the evening of Aug. 16, with the fire about 17 kilometres from Yellowknife, officials announced a full-scale evacuation of the territory’s capital, Ndilǫ, Dettah and the Ingraham Trail.

    's South Slave region were put under evacuation orders before Yellowknife — also due to massive, nearby wildfires — including Hay River, Kátł’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise, Kakisa and Fort Smith.

    On Friday, Minister Thompson said that given the limited services that will be available in Yellowknife when residents return, no evacuation centres or other accommodations will be open in the city to evacuees from other communities.


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