After over a month of being away from home, Hay River, N.W.T., residents got the green light to return home starting Saturday morning.
Wildfire burning near Hay River, N.W.T., earlier this month. Residents of Hay River are returning Saturday morning after a month-long evacuation.
The fire also remains extremely close to the community, within 500 metres of the hospital and 10 metres of Highway 2. However, fire officials say enough containment work has been done that the community can safely return. It's also the third evacuation in two years, as the entire community was forced to flee from devastating flooding last year.
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