Fort Liard

Fort Liard
Echaot'l Koe or Acho Dene Kue
The Sleeping Giant – the view from the top of the hill heading into the Hamlet
The Sleeping Giant – the view from the top of the hill heading into the Hamlet
Fort Liard is located in Northwest Territories
Fort Liard
Fort Liard
Fort Liard is located in Canada
Fort Liard
Fort Liard
Coordinates: 60°14′21″N 123°28′31″W / 60.23917°N 123.47528°W / 60.23917; -123.47528[1]
CountryCanada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
RegionDehcho Region
ConstituencyNahendeh
Census divisionRegion 4
Incorporated (hamlet)1 April 1987
Government
 • MayorGenevieve McLeod
 • Senior Administrative OfficerJohn McKee
 • MLAShane Thompson
Area
 • Land67.61 km2 (26.10 sq mi)
Elevation
216 m (709 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
468
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code
X0G 0A0
Area code867
Telephone exchange770
– Living cost (2018)132.5A
– Food price index (2019)145.4B
Websitewww.fortliard.com
Sources:
Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[3]
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[4]
Canada Flight Supplement[5]
^A 2018 figure based on Edmonton = 100[6]
^B 2019 figure based on Yellowknife = 100[6]

Fort Liard /liˈɑːrd/ (Slavey language: Echaot'l Koe[pronunciation?] "people from the land of the giants" or Acho Dene 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).

The Hamlet of Fort Liard is served by two general merchandise stores: The General Store and The North West Company store. The K-12 community school, "Echo Dene School", has a student population of about 150. It also has a community health centre with four nurses, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment with four members, and a recreation centre, including a swimming pool, skating rink, youth centre and multi-court.[7] 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.

  1. ^ "Fort Liard". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "NWT Communities - Fort Liard". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Fort Liard – Statistical Profile (2008-2019)" (PDF). NWT Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ Infrastructure