Permafrost thaw in the area around Fort McPherson currently has a lake teetering on the edge of a cliff and waiting to flood the valley below.
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Briefs include: GNWT accounts now payable online, Peace River flooding evacuates homes and businesses, and Fort Liard deputy mayor appointed chair of Mackenzie Valley board.
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Residents of the Fort McMurray region who suffered property damage due to flooding between June 10 and 17 will benefit from the province’s recently announced disaster recovery program.
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With the highest water levels seen since 1997, a new channel of the Athabasca River has quickly formed near the community of Fort Chipewyan, changing not only the environment of the delta but reserve boundaries for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN).
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Flooding in Aklavik last week brought the Mackenzie Delta community to the brink of evacuation, but with no high ground for refuge, that would have meant flying the nearly 700 residents in small planes to Inuvik – prohibitively expensive and a logistical nightmare, says hamlet Mayor Arnie Steinwand.
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High water from the Peel River, added to the volume of the Mackenzie River, has resulted in flooding and a state of emergency in Aklavik.
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