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Hay River, Fort Smith still safe after ‘extremely challenging’ day: fire officials
Gusting winds brought fire within half a kilometre of downtown on Saturday The out-of-control wildfire threatening Hay River, N.W.T., is encroaching even further on the community after what fire officials are calling an “extremely challenging” day of firefighting Saturday. But crews successfully kept the fire back from structures for a second day as high winds continued. The wildfire is now half a kilometre west of Hay River’s industrial area, and half a kilometre from West Point First Nation along the West Channel. It is still one kilometre west of the airport.Read more
Coast Guard on standby in Hay River should fire situation worsen: mayor
Hay River Kandis Jameson says she’ll never forget watching roaring fire from plane The mayor of Hay River says the Canadian Coast Guard is on standby in the southern N.W.T. hub in case the wildfire situation worsens and further emergency evacuations are needed. Mayor Kandis Jameson held a news conference on Saturday to give an update on the fire threatening her community. She shared the pain of leaving the North behind when boarding an emergency flight to Alberta on Friday. “I felt like I was abandoning the people that were working the hardestRead more