20-08-2023 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca

Cooler, wet weather that helped firefighters in NWT expected to end today

YELLOWKNIFE — The break that firefighters defending the capital of the Northwest Territories got at the start of the weekend due to rainy weather is expected to end today, as temperatures are forecast to climb into the 20s.
Wildfire information officer Mike Westwick told a news conference Saturday night that the “fire’s taken a nap” and it’s “going to wake up” as temperatures rise today.
The blaze, which prompted the evacuation of almost all 20,000 resid
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