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Evacuees fleeing wildfires in the southern Northwest Territories say mixed messages from officials are adding more stress to already exhausted displaced residents.

The N.W.T.'s finance minister is defending the roll-out of a program to provide money to wildfire evacuees who fled their communities by car — and the late addition of eligibility rules for applicants.

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The Northwest Territories RCMP stated in a news release Sunday that they’ve become aware of a text message scam purporting to connect wildfire evacuees to relief funds.

Ninety-five per cent of the Yellowknife area was evacuated last week, while people living in Hay River, Fort Smith and Enterprise have now been out of their homes for two