On Saturday, July 5, 2025 Kwetįįɂaà (Rayrock) Remediation Project site personnel evacuated as a precautionary response to fire and smoke from ZF013.
The Rayrock Remediation Project team has confirmed the safe evacuation of 36 personnel to Yellowknife, in accordance with the Project’s Emergency Management and Fire Protection Plan. All Tłı̨chǫ personnel are accounted for and were safely evacuated.
Evacuations began on Saturday evening and continued through Sunday. Essential personnel remained on-site to complete critical shutdown procedures and were evacuated by the end of Monday, July 7.
The safety of the team and the protection of the environment remain the top priorities of the Rayrock Remediation Project. The Project team is working closely with NWT Fire to monitor the situation.
- Fire updates are monitored and updated daily on the Government of Northwest Territories site: https://www.gov.nt.ca/ecc/services/wildfire-update/en/firedata
For more information about the Rayrock Remediation Project, please contact:
Violet Camsell-Blondin
Department of Culture & Lands Protection
Tłı̨chǫ Government
[email protected]
867-392-6381 x1336
