Fort Simpson Community Details
Fort Simpson (Liidlii Kue – "place where the rivers come together") is the Deh Cho's gateway to the Nahanni Country. With rich soils and relatively temperate climate, Fort Simpson became known as the Garden of the Mackenzie.
Community of Fort Simpson - http://www.fortsimpson.com
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Located in the southwest region of the NWT Approximately 400 km west of Yellowknife Situated on an island on the forks of the Mackenzie and Liard rivers
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Languages
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| Transportation |
Twice daily flights from Yellowknife Monday-Friday through First Air and Air Tindi Road access via Highway 7 (the Liard Highway) and Highway 1 (the Mackenzie Highway), which together form the Deh Cho Connection taking travellers through southern NWT from Alberta and British Columbia..
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Industry
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Today the economy is based primarily on government, transportation, tourism, trapping, local goods and services providers as well as logging and sawmill activities
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Places of Worship
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Pentecostal Calvary Chapel St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church Anglican Church King’s Addition Baptist Church Pentecostal Sub-arctic Mission
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Schools
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Local Services
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Fort Simpson Health Center Fort Simpson Fire Department Local RCMP detachment Dehcho Grill (Fort of the forks) Nahanni Inn Sub Arctic Kitchen
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| Festivals and Events |
The Beavertail Jamboree in March is a winter carnival featuring traditional games, snowmobile races and a talent show The Open Sky Festival, held annually on the Canada Day long weekend, is a multi-disciplinary arts festival featuring musical, theatrical and other performance related events, as well as traditional Dehcho Dene crafts, visual arts, new media exhibitions, workshops and demonstrations.
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| Associations |
St. David's Anglican Church
867-695-2221
Calvary Pentecostal Chapel
867-695-2410
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