Two pink salmon have been found near Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., 260 kilometres farther up the Mackenzie River than ever reported.

Freda Alunik says it looks 'just like spring' at her camp near the Mackenzie River.

The runway, built in 1958, is over-top of permafrost and frozen soils.

The hamlet said it's declaring a state of emergency because flooding from the Peel River cut off access to the community's airport, and because access to fresh water could be "inaccessible in the imminent future."