The simulated crash site at Yellowknife Airport. Photo Courtesy: On Thin Ice.
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Simulated crash takes place at Yellowknife Airport Wednesday

Mike Gibbins
By Mike Gibbins

Don’t be too alarmed if you see emergency response units at the Yellowknife Airport Wednesday morning. 

The territorial Department of Transportation says a training exercise involving a simulated plane crash is taking place.

The exercise began around 10:20am and is expected to last two hours. Local emergency response units will also take part in the fake crash.

Mike Gibbins
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