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HAY RIVER, N.W.T. — Residents of the town of Hay River are to be allowed to return to the Northwest Territories community Thursday, even as a wildfire continues to burn on the nearby K'atl'odeeche First Nation reserve.
Residents of the town of Hay River are to be allowed to return to the Northwest Territories community Thursday, even as a wildfire continues to burn on the nearby K'atl'odeeche First Nation reserve.
Dozens of Grade 6 students learned how to transform hides last week at the Yellowknife Education District No. 1 (YK1) first community hide camp. The school yard at Mildred Hall School was filled with the smell of wet fur, sounds of scraping and lots of laughter.
An out-of-control wildfire burning in the N.W.T.'s South Slave has forced people in Kátł'odeeche First Nation and Hay River to flee their homes. N.W.T. Fire says the fire has "very likely" damaged structures in Kátł'odeeche First Nation and may have spread to Vale Island too.
After receiving notice that the territorial government plans to dissolve Fort Resolution's mayor and council and appoint an administrator, councillors held a public meeting to discuss the situation with residents.