Fort Providence mother stressed during evacuation as she waits for gov’t financial relief – CBC
Sep 04, 2025
Finance department spokesperson says it could take weeks before people get paid
As the N.W.T. government sorts through financial aid applications from residents displaced by wildfires, one Fort Providence mother says waiting hasn’t been easy.
Jolene Lacorne and her 10 other family members — including a six-month-old baby — have been staying in two rooms at a motel in Hay River since the hamlet she’s lived in all her life was evacuated.
