N.W.T.
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Another firefighter, Adam Yeadon, 25, died Saturday while fighting a wildfire near his home in Fort Liard, N.W.T.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Great lead-zinc-silver deposits, lately found at Pine Point, less than 60 miles from the Hay River road, may bring a new smelter city of 15,000 to the N.W.T. within a decade.
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Act, and by reasserting the existing rights granted by the N.W.T.
From Catholic Problems in Western Canada by Daly, George Thomas
Fenian raids; in 1866, 213; in 1870-71, 230, 231, Canada never indemnified for, 305 Ferland, French Canadian historian, 192 Fielding, Mr., finance minister of Canada, 265, his budget of 1897, 209 Fish Creek, N.W.T.;
From Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 by Bourinot, John George, Sir
One hundred years on, NWT has announced it has purchased 336 acres of mostly arable land at Wood Norton, near its Foxley Wood site, after receiving £3.8m from the Natural England Nutrient Mitigation Scheme.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
In 2025, NWT acquired 100 acres of ancient woodland to expand its reserve at Foxley Wood.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
A wildfire burning out of control in Yellowknife, the capital city of NWT, had triggered evacuations of almost all of its 20,000 residents this week.
From Reuters ● Aug. 20, 2023
One should also note that the population of Yellowknife NWT has increased by more than 36 percent and that the people in its new sections already use group boxes.
From Economist ● Dec. 14, 2013
Greg Barton, an equities trader with NWT Financial, was also optimistic as the trading day began, predicting a modest bounce by day's end.
From Time Magazine Archive
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