Everything about Fort Liard Northwest Territories totally explained
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Country
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Canada
| subdivision_type1 =
Territory
| subdivision_name1 =
Northwest Territories
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Region
| subdivision_name2 =
Dehcho Region
| subdivision_type3 =
Constituency
| subdivision_name3 =
Nahendeh
| subdivision_type4 =
Census division
| subdivision_name4 =
Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Wayne Newbury
| leader_title1 = Senior Administrative Officer
| leader_name1 = John McKee
| leader_title2 =
MLA
| leader_name2 = Kevin Menicoche
| established_title = Incorporated (hamlet)
| established_date =
1 April 1987
| area_land_km2 = 67.96
| elevation_m = 216
|latd= 60.240833
|longd= -123.469722
| population_total = 583
| population_density_km2 = 8.6
| timezone = Mountain (MST)
| utc_offset = -7
| timezone_DST = MDT
| utc_offset_DST = -6
| postal_code_type =
Canadian Postal code
| postal_code =
X0G 0A0
| area_code =
867
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| footnotes = Sources:
Community Governance Data List,
2006 Canada Census,
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,
Canada Flight Supplement
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Fort Liard (
Slavey language:
Echaot'l Koe "people from the land of the giants") is a
hamlet in the
Dehcho Region of the
Northwest Territories,
Canada. It is located 37 km (23 mi) north of the
British Columbia border. It became accessible by road in 1984 with the completion of the
Liard Highway (Northwest Territories Highway 7 and (British Columbia Highway 77).
The Hamlet of Fort Liard has two stores to choose from: The General Store and the
The North West Company store. It has a school "Echo Dene School", with a student population of about 150 from K-12. It also has a
nursing station, an
Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment, and a Recreation Centre (complete with a swimming pool, skating rink, youth centre and a multi-court). There is a fuel center that sells gasoline, diesel fuel, propane, emergency survival kits and convenience items. There is also a traditional craft store which sells locally made craft items.
Population is 583 according to the
2006 Census the majority of which are
First Nations.
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