Fort Smith, N.W.T., is beginning to welcome some critical personnel back into the community. Fort Smith Protective Services says RCMP have re-entered the community, and while it's still not safe for everyone to return home, planning for the eventual return is underway.
Strong winds expected to increase fire activity later this week in southern N.W.T. cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An “out of control” wildfire continues to threaten Fort Smith, N.W.T. but officials took a moment to issue a Facebook update Saturday afternoon assuring community members that the frogs in the beloved frog ponds are “happily hopping about” despite extensive thinning operations in the surrounding area.
As tens of thousands of people were under evacuation orders across British Columbia and firefighters battled raging wildfires throughout Canada on Sunday, fire chiefs in a region known as a summer destination for families said they ve made some progress in the struggle.