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The First Nation began letting residents return to their homes Tuesday afternoon, but those who live in the Old Village are still displaced. There's too much debris and damage to the road for them to access their homes.
In some areas of the N.W.T.'s K'atl'odeeche First Nation reserve, pavement is caving in and buildings are leaning against power poles but volunteers are getting as much cleaned up as possible before residents can begin returning on Tuesday afternoon.
Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal said that an intergovernmental working group would make getting funding into communities more effecient and ensure investment dollars benefit Northern contractors.