Sweeping fire ban across North and South Slave regions in effect

By Dylan Follett, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yellowknifer The GNWT has implemented a fire ban for all public and private lands within the North and South Slave regions. The ban went into effect in North Slave late Tuesday night, and at will go into effect at midnight on Wednesday for communities in the South Slave. The North Slave communities include Yellowknife, Dettah, N’Dilo, Gameti, Wekweètì, Behchoko and Whati, while Łutselkʼe, Fort Providence, Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Fort Resolution, Fort Smith, Kakisa and surrounding areas are the communities in the South Slave…