EventResidents can return to Fort Simpson at their own risk from 8 a.m. Saturday, as the village downgrades its evacuation order to an alert amid lingering smoke and ongoing firefighting on the highway. Traffic and ferry access stay closed until then; evacuees are urged to bring supplies for up to three days.
The Village of Fort Simpson downgraded its June 29 evacuation order to an alert at 8 a.m. Saturday, allowing residents to return home at their own risk while fire crews continue working and smoke lingers.
Fort Simpson in the Northwest Territories will lift its evacuation order at 8 am on Saturday after wildfire FS016 destroyed a home and cabin and left the community under evacuation since late June; residents can return and flight registration begins in Yellowknife.
