Last week, 95% of Yellowknife’s population left as wildfires menace the capital city of 22,000 people.

One of the 1,600 people who stayed behind on the barren city right now: “It has a bit of an ‘end of the world’ feeling.” Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is The Tyee's civic issues reporter. Published Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/24/Yellowknife-Evacuation-Monster-Wildfire/

Last week, 95% of Yellowknife’s population left as wildfires menace the capital city of 22,000 people. One of the 1,600 people who stayed behind on the barren city right now: “It has a bit of an ‘end of the world’ feeling.” Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is The Tyee's civic issues reporter. Published Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/24/Yellowknife-Evacuation-Monster-Wildfire/

A Deserted Northern City Faces Down a ‘Monster’ Wildfire

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