Yellowknife Mayor Says It’s Too Unsafe for Residents to Return to the Capital City

Yellowknife Mayor Says It’s Too Unsafe for Residents to Return to the Capital City
Wildfire smoke fills the air over Yellowknife on Aug. 17, 2023. The Canadian Press/Bill Braden
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The mayor of Yellowknife says it’s not safe for residents to go home to the territorial capital, but notes city officials are working on a return plan as a fire continues to burn about 15 kilometres away.

Most of the residents in the city of 20,000 evacuated by air or road late last week to cities and towns as far south as Calgary and as far east as Winnipeg.