‘Stand Tall’: NWT Officials Preparing for a Battle Against Hay River Wildfire

‘Stand Tall’: NWT Officials Preparing for a Battle Against Hay River Wildfire
A wildfire burns south of Enterprise, N.W.T., on Aug. 17, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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A wildfire official says the town of Hay River will be at risk over the next few days with strong winds and high temperatures making a dangerous situation even worse.

About 70 per cent of the territory’s population—including some 20,000 residents of the capital, Yellowknife, and the 3,500 inhabitants of Hay River—have been out of their homes for nearly two weeks.