New wildfires southwest of Norman Wells after weekend lightning
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New wildfires southwest of Norman Wells after weekend lightning
Ollie Williams
Sunday June 14, 2026 at 4:42pm MT
A North Slave NWT Fire crew following a training exercise. Photo: NWT Fire
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After lightning on Saturday, two new wildfires have been detected between 24 and 33 km southwest of Norman Wells, NWT Fire says, as well as one in the Dehcho.
Fires VQ001 and VQ002 were reported by the territory’s wildfire agency in a Sunday afternoon update.
VQ001 is 33 km south-southwest of Norman Wells, the agency said, west of the Mackenzie River. It’s reportedly 90 hectares in s…
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