Residents of a second town near the Alberta-Northwest Territories boundary were ordered to evacuate to safety Sunday evening due to encroaching wildfires, with a new fire meaning the only route out for one of the communities was by air.

Some may call it an abundance of precaution, others describe it as panic setting in, but many Yellowknifers are taking action in response to the perceived threat of wildfires.

A combination of wildfires and high winds are creating chaos in the southern portion of the Northwest Territories.

In the October territorial election, Wally Schumann will be looking to win back the Hay River South seat he lost to Rocky Simpson.

Fort Smith Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services volunteers went door to door Saturday night informing residents of an emergency evacuation order due to a wildfire threatening the community.

A wildfire burning 12 kilometres outside of Inuvik is now 35,583 hectares in size, according to the NWT Live Fire map as of 4:15 Aug. 13.

With the evacuation of Behchoko in late July came a flood of dogs and puppies to Yellowknife shelters.

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The town of Fort Smith is now under a full evacuation order.

In a small building near downtown Hay River, a group of volunteers is fighting food insecurity one meal at a time.