Country Canada Elevation 216 m Population 536 (2011) Area code 867 | Incorporated (hamlet) 1 April 1987 Area 68.38 km² Local time Tuesday 8:58 PM Number of airports 1 | |
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Weather -11°C, Wind NE at 27 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
2011 canada day in fort liard nt
Fort Liard (pronounced "lee-ahrd") (Slavey language: Echaot'l Koe "people from the land of the giants" or Ahcho Kue) 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).
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- 2011 canada day in fort liard nt
- Map of Fort Liard NT Canada
- Demographics
- First Nations
- Climate
- References
Map of Fort Liard, NT, Canada
The Hamlet of Fort Liard has two stores to choose from: The General Store and 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 with four nurses, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment with four members, and a Recreation Centre (complete with a swimming pool, skating rink, youth centre and a multi-court). There is a fuel centre 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.
Demographics
Population is 536 according to the 2011 Census a decrease of 8.1% from 2006. In the 2006 Census the majority of the population, 520 people out of a total of 583, were Aboriginal, either First Nations or Métis. In 2012 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 568 with an average yearly growth rate of 0.0% from 2001.
First Nations
The Dene of the community are represented by the Acho Dene Koe Band and the Métis by Fort Liard Metis Local 67. Both groups belong to the Deh Cho First Nations Tribal Council.
Climate
Fort Liard has a borderline subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), just short of a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb), characterized by extreme variation of temperatures between seasons. Temperatures can be very warm in the summer, and very cold in the winter.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Fort Liard was 35.2 °C (95.4 °F) on 13 July 2014. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −46.7 °C (−52 °F) on 15 January 1974.