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City of Yellowknife prepares to take on bigger role in flood support

Extended conversations between the City of Yellowknife and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) regarding the ongoing flood have resulted in the City potentially playing a bigger role to help out community members in Hay River.
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The City of Yellowknife, in extended flood related conversations with the GNWT, will be taking on a larger role in flood assistance if the situation calls for it. The City has plans set up to help Hay River community members through the CitySA国际影视传媒檚 Community Arena and the Multiplex. NNSL file photo

Extended conversations between the City of Yellowknife and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) regarding the ongoing flood have resulted in the City potentially playing a bigger role to help out community members in Hay River.

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Initially, the City was approached in said conversations and asked to help the community of Fort Simpson should flooding impact its residents significantly.

SA国际影视传媒淲hat they said to us, in mid-April, was if we could be prepared to accept any potential evacuees from Fort Simpson, they were working on a system where Hay River and Fort Smith would support each other,SA国际影视传媒 city manager Sheila Bassi-Kellett said.

SA国际影视传媒淛ean Marie River has a solution thatSA国际影视传媒檚 relevant to their own community, theySA国际影视传媒檙e going to higher ground,SA国际影视传媒 she continued. SA国际影视传媒淣ahanni Butte is working out things on their own as well, so we were asked to be prepared to accept evacuees potentially, if needed, from Fort Simpson.SA国际影视传媒

However, due to the current impacts of the Hay River flood, the GNWT would reapproach the City on May 9 to discuss helping with sheltering the communities evacuees.

SA国际影视传媒淲eSA国际影视传媒檝e been in discussions today that, in the event that this has to happen, that there needs to be any kind of an evacuation of people from Hay River,SA国际影视传媒 Bassi-Kellett said. SA国际影视传媒淚f that is the case, we have been asked if we can be prepared to welcome and shelter some of the evacuees that would come here.SA国际影视传媒

Cabin Radio and CBC North have both reported evacuations numbers in the range of 250 people from Hay RiverSA国际影视传媒檚 riverfront properties.

SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 very, very relevant today, as we all watch, quite horrified with whatSA国际影视传媒檚 going on in Hay River right now,SA国际影视传媒 Bassi-Kellett said. SA国际影视传媒淭he worst flooding theySA国际影视传媒檝e seen in 50 or 60 years.SA国际影视传媒

SA国际影视传媒淲e would take one of our facilities, the Yellowknife Community Arena, or if there are more than 150 evacuees, we would be looking at possibly the multiplex,SA国际影视传媒 she continued.

SA国际影视传媒淲e have cots up to about 150, we will be supplied with more cots by the GNWTSA国际影视传媒檚 EMO. TheySA国际影视传媒檙e doing the coordination of bringing people out of communities when they have to. GNWT takes care of registering whoSA国际影视传媒檚 arrived and any food and any other needs that people have. So weSA国际影视传媒檙e working really closely and in the event that we do need to provide support. We, of course, will be ready to do so.SA国际影视传媒





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