No evacuees displaced from Yellowknife and surrounding area due to pressing wildfires have been relocated to Saskatchewan as of Monday.
fleeing Yellowknife and area still stands, said the agency, although no specific arrangements have been made.
More than 19,000 residents have left Yellowknife since Friday, after evacuation orders for Yellowknife, Ndilo and Dettah were issued last week.
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