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. He said flames were about four kilometres from Fort Smith and that winds were threatening to move the fire close while crews scrambled to cut the forest down to the dirt to deprive flames of fuel.A spokeswoman for the Northwest Territories' emergency management organization said there have been reports of people returning to Fort Smith, or planning to return there, despite the wildfire risk.
The 20,000 residents of Yellowknife were ordered out last week and are staying in Alberta and other provinces.
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