Residents of Yellowknife, Ndilǫ, Dettah and the Ingraham Trail will be able to go home starting at noon on Wednesday, three weeks after the territory issued an evacuation order for these communities due to an approaching wildfire.
Most essential workers will begin returning home on Monday and Tuesday, the city posted on Facebook Friday evening.
The city, along with the Yellowknives Dene First Nation issued a joint plan that included keeping all three communities under an evacuation alert starting on Wednesday.
The post said the return date is still dependent on weather conditions.
The evacuation of about 22,000 people from Yellowknife and neighbouring communities was ordered on
