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Yellowknife Wildfire Update (August 16, 5:00 PM MT)

Yellowknife Wildfire Update (August 16, 5:00 PM MT)

August 17, 2023

Yellowknife Wildfire Update (August 16, 5:00 PM MT)

ATTENTION YELLOWKNIFE STUDENTS AND STAFF: Effective immediately, Aurora College’s Yellowknife North Slave Campus will be closed until at least Monday, August 21, 2023, due to the current wildfire situation. We will re-assess the closure as updates are received from city officials and emergency organizations.

Follow the Aurora College Facebook page for the most current information. You can also call 1-866-266-4966 or email auroracollegemessenger@gmail.com Due to the fires, most of our official communications channels are not working, including email, the Aurora College website, some phone lines, and access the student information system.

Please follow the official City of Yellowknife and Government of the Northwest Territories communications channels for up-to-date information and instructions.

Land Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge that the Aurora Research Institute is situated on the traditional territories and homeland of the Dene, Inuvialuit, Métis and Cree peoples of the Northwest Territories. We are grateful to the many Indigenous peoples of the NWT for allowing us the opportunity to learn, work and live on their lands. We are also deeply grateful for the generous sharing of Indigenous Knowledge, wisdom and ways of knowing, being, doing and believing with our students and employees.