Thousands of people evacuated from other Northwest Territories communities remain displaced as wildfires continue to be a concern
south in vehicles were allowed to re-enter the Yellowknife area by highway around 11 a.m. local time.and broadened to the general population Wednesday, will be challenging as the resumption of services lag the rush of returning residents. Health care services, for example, range from non-existent to understaffed.citizens remain displaced as fires continue to threaten other communities, including Hay River, the territory’s second-largest centre.
Officials ordered Hay River residents out of their homes on Aug. 13. Residents of K’atl’odeeche First Nation and Enterprise were also instructed to flee. Fire remains about seven kilometres away from residences on the K’atl’odeeche reserve, although much of Enterprise, a town of about 120 people, burned down.
The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority on Tuesday said it expected the Stanton Territorial Hospital’s emergency department to be operating at 80-per-cent capacity by Wednesday. The hospital’s intensive care unit will not be open, it said.
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