Residents of Fort Providence, N.W.T., are required to evacuate due to a wildfire that is now within two kilometres northeast of the community.
The community of Fort Providence issued an evacuation order at 8:50 a.m. on Aug. 31 due to a wildfire encroaching on the community. Residents are required to leave the area immediately, register with the community, and proceed to a reception centre set up in Hay River, about two hours and 20 minutes away by car to the southeast.
“This wildfire grew significantly overnight driven by severe northerly winds,” the province said in a wildfire update at 1:45 p.m. local time on Aug. 31, adding that the fire was now within two kilometres northeast of Fort Providence….