Cost, lack of hotel space mean N.W.T. isn’t ready to host the Arctic Winter Games yet
Yellowknife’s mayor says the city is still recovering from last year’s wildfire evacuation and doesn’t have hotel capacity to host the games.
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Funding offered for wildfire community prep days
Canada’s national wildfire management agency is promoting $500 grants for communities to hold wildfire preparedness days. Apply by January 31.
N.W.T.’s 2024 wildfire season was ‘highly active,’ with 1.7M hectares of land burned
The N.W.T.’s 2024 wildfire season may not have seemed as dramatic as last year’s, but a territorial official says it was still “highly active,” with the third-highest amount of land burned in a season, since 2005.
MLAs highlight use of traditional knowledge in N.W.T. firefighting efforts
During a committee meeting on the 2023 wildfire season after action review, the N.W.T.’s minister of Environment and Climate Change acknowledged the use of traditional knowledge in firefighting efforts.
Jay Macdonald: 2024 Wildfire Season | Government of Northwest Territories
Check against delivery Mr. Speaker, as we reflect on the 2024 wildfire season, we are reminded of the challenges we faced, including those we have lost protecting the Northwest Territories. I would like to start by honouring the memory of helicopter pilot Tom Frith, who made the ultimate sacrifice while working to safeguard the community … Read more