Enterprise | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
  Enterprise  Enterprise | |
| Coordinates: 60°33′17″N 116°08′50″W / 60.55472°N 116.14722°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | South Slave Region |
| Constituency | Deh Cho |
| Census division | Region 5 |
| Incorporated (hamlet) | 29 October 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sandra McMaster[2] |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | Tammy Neal[2] |
| • MLA | Michael Nadli |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 305.58 km2 (117.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 75 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0R1 & X0E 1G0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 984 |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[2] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[4] Canada Flight Supplement[5] | |
Enterprise is a hamlet[2][6] in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, located between Great Slave Lake and the Alberta border on the Hay River.
Enterprise is at an important junction of the Mackenzie Highway and the road to Yellowknife and was established when two service stations were built to take advantage of traffic along these highways. It has since grown to include a weigh station, Winnie's Restaurant, and a motel to accommodate travellers. Most of the remaining commercial region, however, is currently closed for business and looking for buyers.
It is a significant point on the Northwest Territories highway system, as all traffic that heads to the two largest population centres, Yellowknife to the north, and the nearby town of Hay River to the northeast, must pass through. As such, a tourism centre/visitors centre is located right in the heart of town, where the old weigh station used to be.
In August 2023, most buildings in Enterprise were destroyed by wildfires.[7]
- ^ "Enterprise". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "NWT Communities - Enterprise". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide". Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Yellowknife: Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ Differences in Community Government Structure
- ^ Tessier-Burns, Francis (15 August 2023). "Enterprise, N.W.T., '90 per cent gone' after wildfire ravages community". CBC News. Retrieved 15 August 2023.