Heat warnings are in place for a number of areas in the Northwest Territories, including one community where wildfires are blazing just 1.5 kilometres away from the town's centre.
It has also reached and damaged structures around Paradise Garden and Patterson Road. The hamlet of Enterprise has also seen widespread wildfire damage.
Officials are describing the fire's status as "out of control" but say there has been no recorded structural damage in any of the most populated residential neighbourhoods in Hay River. Critical infrastructure also remains undamaged, the update said. "But the hard-fought firefighting efforts over the last couple of weeks have put us in a much better place than we were to defend this town, and we're going to be doing absolutely everything in our power to do that."
"Firefighting efforts will be focused on addressing these risks. Visibility is a challenge and may make it difficult for aircraft to fly — crew and pilot safety is number one." More than 200 personnel, along with 10 helicopters, 21 pieces of heavy equipment and air tankers, are fighting that blaze. But Westwick said shifting winds to the north helped push the fire back onto itself on Saturday, allowing tankers and helicopters to hit it from the air.
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