YELLOWKNIFE — Crews continued Tuesday to battle wildfires that have forced seven out of every 10 Northwest Territories residents from their homes — or about 30,000 people.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Shane Thompson said it was another challenging day for firefighters.
Westwick said firefighting work at Fort Smith, on the Alberta-N.W.T. boundary, was expected to be particularly challenging as temperatures approach 30 C.Earlier Tuesday, he said in an interview that the situation remains serious across all communities with active fires. Jennifer Young said residents need to know they will be stopped at established checkpoints and asked to verify whether they are an essential worker of an evacuated community before being let through.Westwick said fires that encroached close to the community of Jean Marie River last week havebeen kept at bay and no structures have been damaged.
Westwick said the area received a negligible amount of rain overnight, but firefighters have been able to move to a direct attack on suppressing the flames.
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