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Town of Hay River lifts evacuation order
The evacuation order for Hay River residents in Vale Island and West Channel has been lifted, according to the town s director of emergency services in a news release Monday evening.
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Posted: May 10, 2021 6:20 PM CT | Last Updated: May 11
Hay River had rising levels over the weekend. The local water levels have since dropped and evacuation order has now lifted, according to the town s director of emergency services in a news release Monday evening.(Anna Desmarais/CBC)
Posted: May 10, 2021 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 10
The first degree murder and robbery trial of James Thomas continues in N.W.T. Supreme Court in Yellowknife. On Friday, co-accused Levi Cayen recanted much of what he said in an earlier statement to police, testifying he acted alone.(Walter Strong/CBC)
Days after a 25-year-old man was found beaten and frozen in a car near Hay River, Northwest Territories, a tearful Levi Cayen confessed to police that he and his cousin, James Thomas, had beaten the man and left him in the car, bloodied and dazed, that frigid winter night.
In court on Friday, Cayen said it was all a lie.
Influx of water could cause flooding in Hay River s new town: flood update
Emergency management officials in Hay River, N.W.T., are urging residents to evacuate as rising water levels threaten to flood large parts of the community.
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Posted: May 10, 2021 10:13 AM CT | Last Updated: May 10
The sun sets over the Hay River on Sunday, May 9. Emergency management teams in Hay River, N.W.T., are telling residents to be on high alert as still-rising water levels threaten flooding across the community.(Loren McGinnis/CBC)
Emergency management teams in Hay River, N.W.T., are telling residents to be on high alert as still-rising water levels threaten flooding across the community.
The territory has been warning Hay River residents about the possibility of flooding because of record-high water levels last year.
The town of about 3,500, which is located on the southern shore of Great Slave Lake, has also declared a local state of emergency.
On Wednesday, the town saidice breakup on a river that runs through the community was imminent and residents of Vale Island and West Channel should prepare to evacuate on short notice.
The town says those who must evacuate while also isolating because of COVID-19 must call the registration centre instead of going to the community centre.
Evacuees who aren t isolating because of COVID-19 can stay at the community centre, where cots, blankets and food are being provided.