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Stephanie Yuill was walking along the shore of Fox Lake in the Yellowknife area Saturday when she rounded a point and spotted what she initially thought was a group of sled dogs trotting toward her.
A federal fund announced last fall aimed to help N.W.T communities build firebreaks within eight years. But after last summer's wildfires, some communities are anxious to get the work done as soon as possible.
When a water intake pump at Fort Providence, N.W.T.’s water treatment plant broke down in mid-December, local mechanic Cameron Sapp had an idea. He could drive his decommissioned fire truck down to the shore of the Mackenzie River and use it as a temporary replacement for the pump. So far, it’s worked.
Posted: May 09, 2021 1:34 PM CT | Last Updated: May 9 Paul Simon said the water reached five feet high on his mother's teepee in Jean Marie River.(Paul Thunder-Stealer/Facebook) Twenty-two homes in Jean Marie River have been damaged by water and contaminated with fuel after the Mackenzie River flooded the N.W.T. community on both Friday and Saturday nights, according to the community's chief. Chief Stanley Sanguez told CBC News the band office and the school — in the lower lying downtown area — were also affected. The community of fewer than 100 people only has 26 homes in it, he sa...
'The people are fine. Our little community is not': Communities deal with flooding along Mackenzie River CBC News hasn't been able to reach people in Jean Marie River on Saturday, but Paul Simon was able to find cell phone service on a drive and posted photos of the flood waters on social media. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: May 08, 2021 1:08 PM CT | Last Updated: May 8 CBC News hasn't been able to reach anyone in Jean Marie River, but in a post on Facebook Paul Thunder-Stealer says the community is not fine amid flooding from the Mackenzie River breakup. (Paul Thunder-Stealer/Facebook...