N.W.T. to release independent review of its response to 2023 wildfires

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 theDepartment of Environment and Climate Change's responded tothe 2023 wildfires.

A livestream of Wednesday's 12 p.m. press conferencewill 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 deputyminister 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 MNPlate last year.

Another independent review of the territorial government'sresponse as a whole is expected to be released later this year.