Officials are still asking people who havenSA国际影视传媒檛 evacuated Yellowknife to please leave, but will not be arresting or fining people who do not follow the evacuation order.

An update was given during an Aug. 23 press conference.

Emergency management organization information officer Jennifer Young said there were 17 people scheduled to leave Yellowknife at 7 p.m. tonight. A daily flight schedule is being arranged.

She added the Calgary evacuation centre is still open and accepting registrations.

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She said the actual consequences for not evacuating have not changed. She said the last count of how many people are in Yellowknife is roughly 1,600 and anyone attempting to return was being turned away by check stops.

media relations officer Cpl. Matt Halstead said the Emergency Management Act outlines consequences for ignoring evacuation orders, including up to a $5,000 fine or up to a year in custody. He said were putting anyone arrested and charged with a crime on a flight but were not pursuing people ignoring evacuation orders.

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She said check stops at Highway 1, 2 and 3 are staffed. Anyone who does not follow instructions from those check stops will be reported to .

Acting deputy minister of infrastructure Jeffrey Edison said check stops have seen SA国际影视传媒渃onsistentSA国际影视传媒� numbers of people attempting to return home.

Wildfire Information Officer Jessica Davey-Quantick said the fire remains 15 kilometres from Yellowknife. A downturn in temperature and a little rain have helped firefighters hold the fire at its point. She said crews were working to map the fire using infrared scans. She said Behchoko remains not a threat.

SA国际影视传媒淲eSA国际影视传媒檝e done really good work there and the weather is on our size,SA国际影视传媒� she said. SA国际影视传媒淭here is no indication that the threat is gone. In the coming days we were have more information. Right now it is not safe to return to these communities. For your safety and the safety of our crews, please continue to be patient.

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She added it is extremely unlikely the wildfires wonSA国际影视传媒檛 reach the Ingraham trail, but weather could still change.

Young said the GNWT is looking at options for compensation for people who have evacuated on their own or when those options would be approved.