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CBC
5 days ago
- Climate
- CBC
NTPC says N.W.T. power outages are up 30% this year
If you've felt like there have been more power outages this year in the Northwest Territories, you'd be right. Especially when it comes to the North and South Slave regions. Sarah St-Pierre has more.
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Yahoo
RCMP investigating alleged armed robbery, and threat with machetes in Fort Smith, N.W.T.
N.W.T. RCMP say they responded to two "serious" incidents in Fort Smith on Sunday, including one in which someone was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint, and another where someone was threatened by masked men with machetes. In a news release Monday, RCMP say they received a call around 4:30 a.m. on July 20 that three masked men had broken into a home and threatened the person inside with machetes. The person was able to escape, RCMP said. About two hours later, there was another call that a person had been assaulted and robbed at gunpoint. "The assailant had fled with a quantity of cash and other goods," RCMP said. Residents of the South Slave region and Fort Smith have spoken out about drug-related crimes in their communities. There have been numerous reports of arsons, gunfire, and assaults in recent months. The RCMP announced on Friday that it's launching Project Guardian, "a strategy to bring together three detachments in the South Slave and redeploy resources to target illicit activities." The detachments in Hay River, Fort Smith and Fort Resolution will work together and the new project will allow them to be more flexible and deploy officers based on needs, the Friday news release said. "Community leaders and residents have expressed concerns on illicit drug trade and other criminal activities reaching our communities. We are responding with a proactive approach that will serve their needs," said RCMP Sgt. James Lai in the statement. As a result of this new framework, which was developed with local leadership, the RCMP said resources were available and immediately deployed from Hay River to assist with the incidents in Fort Smith on Sunday. Yellowknife also sent additional support, including police dog services, forensic identification services, and the emergency response team. "Residents should expect to see an increased police presence in the community in the coming days," RCMP said Monday. "These investigations remain ongoing and no arrests have been made."
CBC
02-06-2025
- Climate
- CBC
2 cabins burned in wildfire near Fort Smith
Two cabins near Fort Smith, N.W.T., have burned in a wildfire that originated in Alberta, according to a news release Sunday from N.W.T. Fire. One was lost despite crews setting up sprinklers to protect structures in the area. Crews weren't able to do structure protection work for the second cabin due to poor visibility. The two cabins were in different areas, though N.W.T. Fire didn't specify where they were. N.W.T. Fire said they have notified the owners. "It is always unfortunate when structures are lost," wildfire information officer Thomas Bentham said in the wildfire update Sunday. "These threats are a reality in wildland areas." Bentham wrote that structure protection work saved several other cabins over the weekend. The fire covers about 65 square kilometres and is about 28 kilometres east of Fort Smith in the Schaefer Lake area. There were two other fires burning in the South Slave as of Sunday afternoon's update — one about 24 kilometres from Fort Smith along the Slave River, and one by Cameron Hills, about 13 kilometres west of Hwy 1. Five fires were burning in the Dehcho —one about 30 kilometres southwest of Sambaa K'e, one 74 kilometres from Fort Liard and one fire about 27 kilometres southwest of Fort Simpson. Bentham said those fires don't pose a risk to the communities. Two other fires burn just north of the B.C. border.
