NWT reinstates fire ban throughout North Slave region
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NWT reinstates fire ban throughout North Slave region
Ollie Williams
Wednesday July 22, 2026 at 5:32pm MT
A campfire at Reid Lake Territorial Park in August 2025. Emily Blake/Cabin Radio
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The NWT government has brought back a region-wide fire ban for the entirety of public and private land in the North Slave, other than national parks.
The ban was first introduced in late June then lifted earlier in July before being reinstated on Wednesday. It’ll last until at least the end of Tuesday, July 28.
A GNWT map of the North Slave shows the area covered by the ban.
It covers the communities …
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