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The Airport is Under Water!

Hay River has the worst flood on record! Public Notice Hay River Flood Update Thursday May 12 2pm Wednesday evening an evacuation order for the entire community of Hay River was issued as a large push came through town resulting in significant flooding throughout the community. This included the downtown core, Riverview Drive, Cranberry Crescent, Vale Island, and many other riverfront properties. Hay River Fire Department crews were dispatched to provide a high number of rescue operations. Yellowknife and Fort Smith are serving as host communities for the town wide evacuation. Those travelling to Yellowknife should report to the Yellowknife Multiplex at 41 Kam Lake Road. Access to camping facilities is also being made available to evacuees at Louise Falls Campground, Escarpment Creek Campground, and at the Kakisa Campground. A significant ice jam is still within the northern portion of the community boundaries. Ice is broken and packed from both the West and East Channels to Delancey Estates. Water levels are again rising at this time and causing more flooding. Remaining pushes are anticipated to cause more flooding through the community. As such emergency crews are continuing to focus on response activities and the evacuation order remains in place. Entry into the community is restricted to emergency and essential services. The town will fully shift from response to recovery activities once the breakup risk has reduced and hazards tied to the flooding have been mitigated. A preliminary hazard assessment is being undertaken to fully inventory risks that will need to be corrected before an eventual return of evacuees to the community. The Town’s wastewater system has been heavily compromised with over 50% of residents without functional piped sewer services. Several road systems have been washed out or under water or have hazardous ice on them. Some areas of town are without power including the area of the Water Treatment Plant. The airport is only available for emergency access. Given compromised wastewater and water treatment services, residents that did not evacuate are asked to conserve water. A boil water advisory has been issued for Hay River. See https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services... for more details. An agent for the GNWT is expected to arrive in Hay River on Friday. They will assist in the recovery process for residents and businesses. More information will follow. The Town will communicate with evacuees as soon as more information is known. This is a difficult time for our community. Please remember that people today are tired, worried and under a lot of stress. Be kind to one another. Take actions that are productive to getting through this together. For more information contact the Registration Centre at 833-699-0188