‘There’s a lot of trauma’: N.W.T. braces for another tough fire season as governments look for lessons from 2023 response

More than two thirds of Northwest Territories residents were evacuated during the 2023 wildfire season. Premier R.J. Simpson says last summer’s experience is ‘fresh in a lot of people's minds.’

The 2023 wildfire season was the Northwest Territories' worst on record.Photograph courtesy of N.W.T. Fire

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

March 11, 2024

Last year’s summer of smoke, flame, and evacuations is still raw in the minds of Northwest Territories residents, says Premier R.J. Simpson, especially with another challenging season expected in 2024.

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