Effective immediately and until further notice, a fire ban is in effect for Hidden Lake Territorial Park.

Paddlers and campers are advised to use only camp stoves for cooking.

Information about fire bans and territorial park closures can be found under alerts on Industry, Tourism and Investment’s NWT Parks website.

You can also follow NWT Parks on twitter at @NWTParks or Facebook at fb.com/nwtparks for updates.

For media requests, please contact:

Drew Williams

Asst. Director, Strategic Communications

Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment

Government of the Northwest Territories

drew_williams@gov.nt.ca

(867) 445-373