With wildfires forcing the evacuation of several communities, the territorial government declared an NWT-wide state of emergency late Tuesday afternoon.

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The declaration under the Emergency Management Act allow the GNWT to SA国际影视传媒渁cquire and deploy the necessary resources to support the management of this unprecedented wildfire season, and protect the health and safety of Northwest Territories residents,SA国际影视传媒� a news release stated.

The territorial government described the wildfires in the North and South Slave regions as SA国际影视传媒渞apidly evolvingSA国际影视传媒� and the needs on the ground are quickly changing.

SA国际影视传媒淔ort Smith and Hay River remain at risk due to wildfires burning in the South Slave region. Yellowknife is also at an increased risk due to a wildfire approaching from the west,SA国际影视传媒� a news release reads. SA国际影视传媒淩esidents, businesses, and organizations continue to be incredibly helpful, supportive, and cooperative during our ongoing wildfire and emergency response. We continue to be thankful to everyone who is supporting these efforts. At this time, nothing is more important than protecting the health and safety of NWT residents and communities, and the GNWT believes this measure will support the management of this unprecedented situation.SA国际影视传媒�

The City of Yellowknife declared a state of local emergency on Monday. At that time, Thompson was reluctant to follow suit, indicating that adequate resources were available and that declaring a state of emergency would cause additional stress.

Declaring a territory-wide state of emergency provides additional powers to the minister and those designated by the minister to do all acts and take all necessary proceedings to deal with an emergency while the order is in effect.

The declaration will exist for 14 days and can be renewed if the minister determines that an emergency still exists.