Municipal and Community Affairs

Flight pre-registration now available for Hay River, Kátł’odeeche First Nation, and Fort Smith evacuee re-entry

Yellowknife (September 11, 2023) – To help evacuees of Hay River, Kátł’odeeche First Nation, and Fort Smith prepare to return home from Alberta once evacuation orders are downgraded, pre-registration for re-entry flights will open at 8:00 a.m. on September 12, 2023.

Pre-registration is the first step in developing passenger lists for re-entry flights. From there, appropriate aircraft will be booked based on need. Re-entry flights can then be scheduled to depart from Alberta once a date is set for evacuation orders to be downgraded.

Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs renews Territorial State of Emergency again due to NWT wildfire situation

Yellowknife (September 11, 2023) – Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) Minister Shane Thompson has once again renewed the Territorial State of Emergency that was originally declared on August 15, 2023 and renewed for a first time on August 29, 2023 due to the wildfire situation across multiple Northwest Territories (NWT) regions. The extended Territorial State of Emergency will be in effect until September 18, 2023.

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