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At 10:50 am an evacuation order was issued for the community of Wrigley due to wildfire encroaching on the community. 

NWT Fire has released a new update on wildfire FS016 that caused the evacuation of Fort Simpson.

The City of Yellowknife is inviting everybody to put on their red and white and join in for the Canada Day celebrations being held at Somba K'e Park this Wednesday.

With an evacuation order issued for Liidlii Kue / Fort Simpson, the local Health Centre has shifted to emergency on-call services only. Health and Social Services staff are on site at the Multiplex in Yellowknife as well as through the primary care health services in the city. Mail service has also temporarily paused for the community.

With Canada co-hosting the FIFA games and as buzz picks up speed with Sunday's big win as the month of July begins, the Yellowknife Rotary Club is celebrating their July 1 parade in a unique way with soccer. The parade will also see the return of its latest traditions bringing out bike aficionados on bedazzling bikes and the “Canada Day mile.”

Evacuees from the Liidlii Kue (Fort Simpson) are heading to Yellowknife after a wildfire spotted close to the airport Friday spread. An evacuation order was issued Sunday night. An evacuation order was issued Sunday night. In a message on Sunday, Yellowknife city officials said the Multiplex has been activated as a reception and lodging centre for evacuees and will be closed to the public until further notice.

Since Friday, more than 50 new wildfires have been detected in the N.W.T. and a community placed on an evacuation order Sunday night. Wildland firefighters mobilized aggressive responses to wildfires in the Dehcho within 7 km of the Fort Simpson airport and another within 12 km of Wrigley. Another lightning-caused fire was detected about 19 km from Hay River, within the 2023 burn area. Wildland firefighters are also actioning a fire last measured within 19 km of Hay River.

An evacuation order has been issued for Liidlii Kue and Fort Simpson after a wildfire broke out near the airport on Friday. Evacuees from the two communities are being welcomed to the city of Yellowknife, to take shelter at the Multiplex at 41 Kam Lake Road.

FS015 has expanded northwards of Wrigley but remains about 12 km north of the community, say NWT Fire officials as of their latest report 3 p.m. Sunday.“The fire grew significantly to the north and somewhat to the west and will be highly visible from the community, but has not moved closer to town,” said Wildland fire crews.