Labrador City wildfire evacuations end [Video]

Labrador City, N.L. –

Labrador City residents who were ordered to evacuate last week after the reignition of a once-smouldering fire near the town were allowed to return home Monday.

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey said the evacuation order officially lifted at noon, though essential workers and their families had returned over the weekend. 

In a video livestreamed on Facebook, Labrador City Mayor Belinda Adams welcomed residents home Monday.

“It’s been a lot, but guess what? We’re on the other end of it. It’s a wonderful feeling,” Adams said. “We couldn’t go over it, we couldn’t go under it, we had to go through it. And we did go through it together.” 

The mayor extended thanks to the many firefighters that tackled the blaze and members of the community who supported one another during the evacuation order that had lasted for more than one week.

More than 7,000 residents of Labrador City were …