With overnight temperatures still dipping below freezing, N.W.T. park officials announced that some parks may not have shower access, but drinking water will be accessible. The popular Fred Henne park in Yellowknife is among the parks where water access is scheduled to be restricted.
Environmental scientists with the territory’s Environment and Climate Change department reported that break-up is nearly complete along the Mackenzie River and Peel River with break up about to begin in the Beafort Delta.
The territory’s Infrastructure Department said construction of the Redknife River Bridge on Highway 1 is scheduled to begin Thursday. The construction is anticipated to continue over the next four months up to October.