Order applies to Yellowknife, which has a population of about 20,000, as well as communities of Ndilo and Dettah
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In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Premier Caroline Cochrane asked residents leaving by road to obey all warning signs, emergency management officials, traffic control devices and posted speed limits.Article content “We’re all tired of the word unprecedented, yet there is no other way to describe this situation in the Northwest Territories. The country is watching, and our neighbours are keeping us in their thoughts and prayers.”The government issued a release saying Speaker Fredrick Blake Jr. had ordered the postponement of the second sitting of the legislative assembly, which had been scheduled to resume on Monday, Aug. 21.
The territorial government says evacuees from the capital who can’t find their own accommodation can get support in three Alberta communities, as the government searches for more hosts. Reception centres for Yellowknife evacuees are set to open at noon Thursday in Valleyview, Fox Creek and Red Deer.Evacuees from the South Slave region, including Hay River and Enterprise, who need support should head to Leduc, Alta., a city just south of Edmonton, the government said.
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