Residents in Fort Smith are preparing for a possible evacuation due to a forest fire burning about 90 kilometres outside of town. Highway 5 at the Fort Smith junction was closed twice this weekend due to fires in the nearby area – Friday evening and again on Sunday night. By Monday, the highway was open [...]
The winter roads have begun to close according to officials with the Department of Transportation. “The winter roads for the region have all closed,” said regional superintendent Greg Whitlock on Thursday. “They were all officially closed as of midnight last night.”
Already one year behind schedule, the Government of the Northwest Territories announced Friday that the Deh Cho Bridge is now officially over budget. Government officials stated that the bridge, which will span the Mackenzie River near Fort Providence and replace both the Merv Hardie ferry and Mackenzie River ice crossing when completed, is now projected [...]
