N.W.T. to release independent review of its response to 2023 wildfires
Report is expected on Wednesday and is first of two reviews
The government of the Northwest Territories says that on Wednesday it will release the independent review of its response to last year's wildfires in the territory.
The review looks at how the Department of Environment and Climate Change's responded to the 2023 wildfires.
A livestream of Wednesday's 12 p.m. press conference will be available on CBC North's website and on CBC Radio in the N.W.T.
Speaking at the press conference will be Environment and Climate Change (ECC) Minister Jay Macdonald, ECC's deputy minister Erin Kelly, ECC's director of Forest Management Mike Gravel and ECC manager of wildfire prevention and mitigation Mike Westwick, among others.
The N.W.T. government awarded the contract for the review to accounting firm MNP late last year.
Another independent review of the territorial government's response as a whole is expected to be released later this year.