In the first sitting of the final session of the N.W.T.’s Legislative Assembly, several regular MLAs asked why the territory wasn’t providing more financial support to wildfire evacuees.
Evacuees fleeing wildfires in the southern Northwest Territories say mixed messages from officials are adding more stress to already exhausted displaced residents.
The Northwest Territories RCMP stated in a news release Sunday that they’ve become aware of a text message scam purporting to connect wildfire evacuees to relief funds.