City of Yellowknife
Less than 1 min.read

Voluntary evacuation for residents along Highway 3 lifted

Mike Gibbins
By Mike Gibbins

Yellowknife, NWT – The G.N.W.T says it has lifted its voluntary evacuation request for residents living along Highway 3 between Yellowknife and kilometer 300 due to smoke from a surrounding forest fire.

Firefighting actions undertaken by Environment and Natural Resources, including the control line to stop the fire from advancing towards the highway, as well as improved weather conditions prevented the fire from moving any closer and lessened risks posed to residents living along the highway.

Residents are free to return to their homes but are advised to continue to monitor the situation for future changes.

There is no direct threat to Yellowknife at this time, though city residents may experience increased smoke from this fire.

CJCD Moose FM News

Mike Gibbins
Mike Gibbins
Hello and thank you for listening to 100.1 Moose FM! To contact me, you can email me, find me on Twitter or call (867) 920-4663.

Continue Reading

You may also like



cjcd Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Aurora College’s climate change impact study selected among 5 in country

Northwest Territories
Aurora College has been selected among among five other organizations in the country to lead research and raise awareness about climate change and its impacts on health. The Public Health Agency of Canada’s Infectious Disease and Climate Change is planning to fund the five community-driven initiatives that combine Indigenous knowledges and other scientific forms.

IRC opens new Transitional Housing and Recovery Program home in Inuvik

Northwest Territories
Yesterday, the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation celebrated the soft opening of the new Transitional Housing and Recovery Program home in Inuvik. 

NTPC planning multiple outages in Hay River and Tuktoyuktuk over weekend

Northwest Territories
The N.W.T. Power Corporation is planning a number of power outages this weekend, with four separate outages taking place in the Hay River area and two in Tuktoyaktuk.

Klewi Complex wildfire now being held

Fire
The Klewi Complex wildfire in Wood Buffalo Park has been updated from ‘out of control’ to ‘being held’, meaning that the fire is not likely to spread beyond the existing or predetermined boundaries.

Crews responding to early morning fire on 49 Street in Yellowknife

City of Yellowknife
Crews were on the scene of a structure fire in downtown Yellowknife this morning. Yellowknife fire officials responded to the scene at 49 Street between 51 and 52 Avenue around 2:30 Thursday morning.