One of the many communities in the N.W.T. grappling with fires is the capital city of Yellowknife, where residents are preparing to flee if necessary.
The aftermath of the wildfire that destroyed much of Enterprise, N.W.T. on Wednesday, August 16, 2023., officials said Wednesday, adding if the dry, hot weather persists and the winds don’t change it could be just five kilometres from the city of 20,000 residents by Friday.Story continues below advertisementResidents in some parts of the capital have been put on evacuation notice, meaning they should have belongings packed and be ready to leave quickly should the flames spread.
Langenhan has been packing up for three days and said he rented one of last remaining storage lockers in Yellowknife.The fire may never reach his home, but Langenhan said he isn’t taking any chances and is packing up as many valuables as possible before leaving town.Wayne Langenhan packing up his home in Yellowknife, N.W.T. on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.
“Information is coming in pretty fast and furious. We’re all-hands-on-deck just trying to get up-to-date, current information out to people as fast as possible.”and sharing updates on social media — or, at least, where they are able to. “There’s a lot of questions. There’s a lot of concerns. I’ve seen a lot of misinformation going out on social media. The fact that we can’t share news links on Facebook is making that incredibly difficult to address,” Blake said.Cabin Radio is one of the many news outlets affected by Meta’s move to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada, in response to legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers.
“We live in interesting times,” Cabin Radio editor Ollie Williams wrote Wednesday while on the road with his pets, also equipped with a Starlink to keep residents informed from Fort Providence — about 314 southwest of Yellowknife.
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