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BREAKING: Yellowknife to begin evacuation tonight as wildfires approach (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by girlfreddy to c/[email protected]
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Minister orders everyone out of Yellowknife, Dettah, Ndilǫ and the Ingraham trail by noon Friday

In a news conference Wednesday evening, Minister Shane Thompson announced a city-wide evacuation order that would involve a "phased approach" with people from areas of the city already under alert (Kam Lake, Grace Lake, Engle industrial area) heading out Wednesday night, alongside people in Dettah.

"The fire now represents a real threat to the city," Thompson said, adding it could reach the outskirts of the city by the weekend. The fire was about 17 kilometres from the city on Wednesday, he said.

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[–] girlfreddy 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A city the size of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories being destroyed by a wildfire has a decidedly apocalyptic feel to it ... so the orders track.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I totally agree it's not funny. It's a tragedy. But I did sincerely misunderstand what I read. "Why the fuck is a minister evacuating a town?" To be fair, I'm American, so the "minister" threw me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@ivanafterall @[email protected]

Ah yes. The juxtaposition of Canada's Westminster-style gov't (with ministers everywhere, like Britain) vs American democratic republic gov't (seemingly with elections every week) can be confusing.

All good. :)