The City of Yellowknife said it intends to develop a long-term plan for the multi-million dollar firebreaks that were hastily built this summer but those discussions are still in the early stages now.
Wildfires are a healthy and necessary part of the boreal forests, but the extent and severity of this year’s wildfire season in the N.W.T. will change how the ecosystem recovers in the future.
Fire officials say the McDougall Creek wildfire has destroyed a number of properties in West Kelowna. More than 19,000 have fled Yellowknife so far with around 2,600 remaining. Follow updates from our reporters