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  Gwich'in Community of Aklavik   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Aklavik is located on the Peel channel of the Mackenzie River Delta 113 km south of the Arctic Coast.
Aklavik is a peaceful community of some 750 Gwich'in and Inuvialuit, many of whom still harvest fish and muskrats.
By 1918, Aklavik was a permanent settlement and the centre of a thriving trapping economy based on local muskrats and white fox from the Arctic.
www.gwichin.ca /TheGwichin/aklavik.html   (219 words)

  
 Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Aklavik is situated on the west shore of the Peel Channel in the Mackenzie Delta at 68'13'N latitude and 135'00'W longitude.
Aklavik got its start early and quickly became known as an excellent trapping area and a key transportation centre.
However by the 1950s Aklavik was beginning to develop rapidly and erosion of the Peel Channel banks lead to melting permafrost and severe flooding.
www.assembly.gov.nt.ca /visitorinfo/nwtmap/aklavik.html   (373 words)

  
 Aklavik, Northwest Territories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aklavik (Barren-ground grizzly place) is a community located 68°13' North latitude and 135°00' West longitude in the territory of Northwest Territories, Canada.
Until 1961, the community served as the regional administrative center for the territorial government.
Building conditions at the time considered to be unsuitable resulted in the development of Inuvik to the east, meant to entirely replace Aklavik.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aklavik   (157 words)

  
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Although Aklavik grew to be a moderately settled town by the early 1950s, it's restricted waterways and instability of the silt and permafrost terrain were considered by experts as inadequate for any new construction.
Aklavik was equipped with a single Bombardier B-12 snowmobile similar to the one at Chimo, Quebec as depicted above.
NRS Aklavik was situated by the airstrip which parallels the Peel as indicated by the red dot.
www.jproc.ca /rrp/akla.html   (4179 words)

  
 Aklavik, Canada
Aklavik, Inuit for "home of the polar bears", is west of Inuvik and has a population of 800.
It was founded by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1912 in the middle of the Mackenzie delta, an area prone to flooding.
Aklavik was the main town in the western Arctic until the building of Inuvik.
www.planetware.com /canada/aklavik-cdn-nt-nta.htm   (131 words)

  
 Aklavik Airport Zoning Regulations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Where an object of natural growth that is on any land to which these Regulations apply grows to a height that exceeds in elevation at the location of the object any of the surfaces referred to in section 4, the Minister may require that the owner or lessee of the land remove the excessive growth.
PART IV The strip associated with runway 12-30, shown on Aklavik Airport Zoning Plan No. E.2982 dated March 23, 1992, is 90 m in width, 45 m being on each side of the centre line of the runway, and 1 034 m in length.
PART VI The outer boundary of the land to which these Regulations apply, shown on Aklavik Airport Zoning Plan No. E.2982, dated March 23, 1992, is a circle with a radius of 4 000 m centred on the airport reference point.
laws.justice.gc.ca /en/A-2/SOR-93-385/text.html   (534 words)

  
 Aklavik unplugged   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Aklavik (Oct 29/01) - NorthwesTel Cable is pulling out of Aklavik and trying to sell most of its other operations in the communities, including Tuktoyaktuk, Norman Wells and Fort Good Hope.
But in Aklavik, no one was interested in buying the station, and the cable operator has already given notice that it will pull the plug Dec. 3.
Cable rates in Aklavik are $30 for 17 channels, and $60 for 32 channels, but Tigiglok has been paying $52 a month for 106 channels with his dish.
www.nnsl.com /frames/newspapers/2001-10/oct29_01tv.html   (446 words)

  
 Sustainability Project: Wage employment-Subsistence-Caribou interactions
Aklavik: normally hunt in July along the Yukon coast (modest harvest) and in August/September after her has disbanded from insect relief areas in Richardson mountains and disperse into the eastern Richardsons adjacent the Mackenzie Delta.
Aklavik: Aklavik will harvest animals near their community in the winter and, primarily bulls during late spring migration.
Aklavik - The effects of earlier snow melt will probably have little effect on Aklavik as they usually harvest bulls in the spring during late migration.
www.iser.uaa.alaska.edu /sustweb/wagem.htm   (2118 words)

  
 Aklavik evacuated as spring waters rise
More than 160 people were moved from the Aklavik area to higher ground Saturday after the Mackenzie River threatened to overflow its banks.
RCMP in the Northwest Territories said homes and businesses in Aklavik remain dry, but the waters are rising and some roads are already flooded.
Aklavik is a community of some 750 Gwich'in and Inuvialuit, located about 100 kilometres south of the Arctic coast on the Mackenzie River delta.
www.cbc.ca /canada/story/2006/05/27/aklavik-sat.html   (1067 words)

  
 Aklavik Inuvialuit describe the status of certain birds and animals - Additional information about the region
The IFA defines the responsibilities of the Wildlife Management Advisory Council (North Slope) and the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee, in sections 12 (46) to 12 (56) and sections 14 (75) to 14 (79), respectively.
Richard Papik of Aklavik was the study facilitator and coordinated this project with a University of Manitoba graduate student, Melissa Marschke.
The Aklavik Inuvialuit Community Conservation Plan was prepared by the community of Aklavik, the Wildlife Management Advisory Council (NWT) and the Inuvialuit Joint Secretariat.
www.taiga.net /wmac/aklavikreport/information.html   (1618 words)

  
 Aklavik Today
Aklavik is often flooded by the Mackenzie River.
People living in Aklavik were encouraged to move there.
Many of the people living in Aklavik decided not to move.
pwnhc.learnnet.nt.ca /inuvialuit/placenames/aklarviktoday.html   (70 words)

  
 CFS Inuvik
To those from Aklavik who had endured the limited conveniences and “humble luxuries” of isolation, Inuvik was a return to civilization.
There was a story in Aklavik about him coming in to Peffer's Hotel one day during the London Blitz and announcing that he had been listening to the shortwave and had heard that the German Luftwaffe had really given it to the English.
The antennas, mostly rhombics, were vastly superior to the setup in Aklavik and the rotatable log-periodic was a masterpiece of construction.
www.jproc.ca /rrp/inuvik.html   (4544 words)

  
 Aklavik mayor fumes at slow pace of flood aid (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Aklavik mayor fumes at slow pace of flood aid
Aklavik Mayor Knute Hansen says he's fed up having to drive slowly through the town to avoid all the kitchen-sink-sized potholes in the roads.
 Aklavik was evacuated for about a week in late May, and infrastructure damaged after the Peel River Channel overflowed its banks, swamping the low-lying town under several feet of water.
www.cbc.ca.cob-web.org:8888 /canada/north/story/2006/07/06/aklavik-flood-repair.html?ref=rss   (1268 words)

  
 NTPC In Print - News
Quick action by Aklavik residents and Power Corporation staff averted serious environmental damage and expense when the power plant fuel system was damaged by vandalism Saturday morning, May 22.
With assistance from a local contractor and the hamlet, an estimated 90 per cent of the fuel was pumped out of the ditch, and disposed of by burning at the local land fill site.
The help and cooperation provided by the Hamlet of Aklavik, contractors D Storr and Sons, Dave Hindson of Beaudel Air, Bruce Taylor of Canadian Helicopters, Paul Wiedermann of Arctic Dove Ltd (Esso bulk distributor in Inuvik), and Constable Bruce McGregor of the Aklavik RCMP is also acknowledged.
www.ntpc.com /newsbar/bboard/media_rel/newsrmay99.htm   (271 words)

  
 Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Robert C. McLeod was born on March 3, 1960 in Aklavik, NWT and currently lives in Inuvik.
He has previously served as an elected official as a Councilor in Aklavik from 1983 to 1985, and was also Mayor of Aklavik from 1987 to 1989.
He was a member of the winning Aklavik Team in the bicentennial canoe race from Ft. Providence to Inuvik in 1989.
www.assembly.gov.nt.ca /Members/robertmcleod.html   (283 words)

  
 Aklavik, Northwest Territories Photographers - Wedding, Portrait, Commercial, Event and Other Photography Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 Aklavik - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The unsuitability of the land at the site led to the construction of Inuvik.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Aklavik" at HighBeam.
NAV CANADA: NAV CANADA withdraws proposal to close Aklavik CARS
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-aklavik.html   (171 words)

  
 Aklavik dating, Aklavik singles, Aklavik chat at Matchmaker.com
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Matchmaker.com is one of the oldest Aklavik online dating services on the Internet and has brought thousands of couples together from the area.
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 Do I Need A Jacket? - The Weather Right Now
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 Aklavik, Northwest Territories Copywriters - Copy Writers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 Early Aklavik
The present day community of Aklavik was established across the river in 1918.
For many years, Aklavik was the northern terminus for steamers
Local trappers brought in their muskrat skins, and Inuvialuit trappers from as far away as Banks Island and Victoria Island travelled to Aklavik to trade their winter's catch of arctic fox.
pwnhc.learnnet.nt.ca /inuvialuit/placenames/aklarvikearly.html   (135 words)

  
 Current local time in Aklavik - Northwest Territories - Canada
Current local time in Aklavik - Northwest Territories - Canada
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 Lab621 - Aklavik singles - Aklavik online dating
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 Medical and Nursing jobs in Aklavik, Northwest Territories - MedHunters
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Aklavik's English name (Barren-Ground Grizzly Place) aptly describes the stark beauty of this air-access-only hamlet (632), located 58 km, by air, west of Inuvik and 1,143 km, by air, northwest of the capital, Yellowknife.
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 Aklavik: See what people are saying right now on Technorati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 Cheap Flights to Aklavik Cheap Airline Tickets to Aklavik
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Flights to/from Aklavik and Tuktoyaktuk subject to traffic demand.
Service commences when ferry service stops or when ice road closes.
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 Aklavik Jobs - Job Openings - Available Jobs in Aklavik, Northwest Territories - Canada!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 CYKD - Aklavik, NT, CA - Airport - Great Circle Mapper
CYKD - Aklavik, NT, CA - Airport - Great Circle Mapper
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 Aklavik   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Aklavik also has simple stores, though their prices make it wise to take in at least some of your own supplies.
The best way to see Aklavik is with a tour company from Inuvik, but even if you're going under your own steam it's still worth checking with the tour companies for discounted flight-only deals.
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 Aklavik Malamutes at Show and Work   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Aklavik Kennels is the proud producer Can Ch Aklavik Arctic Power ("Casey") 1995's #2 Alaskan Malamute Brood Bitch in Canada and dam of Can Ch Tangeluq's Just A Jezabelle ("Jezze"), 1995's #1 Alaskan Malamute Bitch in Canada.
Look for Aklavik Artic Hawk ("Hawk") in the show ring in the New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania area!
Coming soon to the showrings of Ontario & Quebec, Aklavik Deja Woo ("Teddy") and Aklavik Almost An Angel ("Jake")
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