Two fires threatening the city of Yellowknife are now considered as 'being held' instead of 'out-of-control,' but officials say they still don’t know when it might be safe for residents to come home as the territory continues to battle hundreds of fires.
Wildfire updates provided by the Northwest Territories government show that the fire increased in size over the weekend, surpassing 4,000 square kilometres between Saturday and Sunday.Meanwhile, members of the Northwest Territories legislative assembly voted on Monday to change the date of the next general election from Oct. 3 to Nov. 14 due to the wildfires.that in the absence of any legislation, the assembly would have to dissolve on Sept.
“The fire outside of Jean-Marie River is now about 80 per cent contained, even with poor visibility today in the area making it hard for our crews to get in the air.”YELLOWKNIFE RESIDENTS STILL UNABLE TO RETURN, BUT PLANS ARE BEING DRAWN UP The first to be permitted to return will be essential personnel, who will be identified and contacted in phase three, and then will work to re-establish basic services in phase four.
A Google satellite image of the area shows structures along Patterson Road and in Paradise Gardens, but officials have not been able to confirm how many have been damaged.
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