FortLiard

Fort Liard Community Details

Fort Liard (Echaot'l Koe - “people from the land of the giants”) is nestled in a pretty valley at the junction of the Liard and Petitot rivers. Fort Liard is famous for birchbark baskets, so beautifully crafted that they're considered works of art. It’s also considered the “Tropics of the Territories”.

Hamlet of Fort Liard - http://www.fortliard.com

Location

  • Located in the Deh Cho Region, in the southwest corner of the NWT

  • 23 km north of British Columbia, 32 km west of the Yukon Territory, 750 km from Yellowknife

  • 60'15N latitude and 123'28W longitude
Population (2007)

  • 519
Languages

  • South Slavey

  • English
Transportation

  • Accessible from the south via the Alaska and Liard highways. From the north via the Mackenzie and Liard highways

  • Fort Liard has no scheduled air service.
Industry

  • While a traditional lifestyle of trapping, hunting and fishing is still the choice for many of the residents, others have sought employment related to oil and gas as well as tourism

  • Summer forest firefighting and arts and crafts are also part of the economy
Accommodations

  • The Riverside Inn

  • Liard Valley General Store & Motel Ltd
Schools
Local Services

  • Health Centre

  • Two stores: The General Store and The North West Company store

  • RCMP detachment

  • Fuel center

  • Recreation centre with swimming pool, skating rink, youth centre and multi-court