Fort Providence, Northwest Territories
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| Fort Providence Zhahti Koe   Fort Providence
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| — Hamlet — | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Dehcho Region |
| Constituency | Deh Cho |
| Census division | Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories |
| Hamlet | 1 January 1987 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Tina Gargan |
| - Senior Administrative Officer | Susan Christie |
| - MLA | Michael McLeod |
| Area | |
| - Land | 256.33 km² (99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 m (525 ft) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 727 |
| - Density | 2.8/km² (7.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0L0 |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 699 |
| Sources:Community Governance Data List[1], 2006 Canada Census,[2] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre[3], Fort Providence profile at the Legislative Assembly[4] Canada Flight Supplement[5] |
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Fort Providence (Slavey language: Zhahti Koe "mission house") is a hamlet in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located west of Great Slave Lake, it has all-weather road connections by way of the Yellowknife Highway (Great Slave Highway) branch off the Mackenzie Highway, and plans are currently progressing to build a bridge near Fort Providence over the Mackenzie, to replace the ice bridge and ferry, enabling year-round crossing of the river.
Fort Providence is well known for hosting the annual Mackenzie Daze celebrations in August each year.
The recorded population was 727 in the 2006 Census, the majority of which are Dene.[2]
The Dene of the community are represented by the Deh Gah Gotie Dene Council[6] and the Métis by Fort Providence Métis Local 57.[7] Both groups belong to the Dehcho First Nations.[8]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Community Governance Data List
- ^ a b 2006 Census
- ^ Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre - official names
- ^ Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Fort Providence profile
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
- ^ Deh Gah Gotie Dene Council
- ^ Fort Providence Metis
- ^ Dehcho First Nations
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