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	Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fort Simpson, in the Northwest Territories, is a town on an island at the confluence of the Mackenzie and Liard Rivers, both traditionally trade routes for the Hudson's Bay Company and the native Dene people of the area.
		Fort Simpson is the hub of the Deh Cho region and is the gateway to the scenic Nahanni River.
		The Mackenzie Highway was extended to Fort Simpson in 1970-71.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Simpson (261 words)

	Northwest Territories - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		At the beginning of the 20th century the Northwest Territories was the homeland of Indians, Métis, and Inuit.
		The Northwest Territories was linked to the Yukon Territory by the Dempster Highway, which connects Inuvik and other communities in the Mackenzie delta with Dawson in the Yukon Territory.
		The remaining Dene land claims are in the southern half of the Northwest Territories and represent the southern half of Denendeh.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761561711___41/Northwest_Territories.html (1877 words)

	Liard River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Liard River flows through the Yukon Territory, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada.
		The area around the river in the Yukon Territory is called the Liard River Valley, and the Alaska Highway follows the river for part of its route.
		Liard River Hotsprings is a popular tourist attraction located at kilometre 765 of the Alaska Highway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liard_River (387 words)

	Yukon - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		By 1920 the elected territorial council had been reduced to three members and the territory was directly ruled by the Gold commissioner, a federal civil servant reporting to the Minister of the Interior.
		The territory is the approximate shape of a right triangle, bordering the American state of Alaska to the west, the Northwest Territories to the east and British Columbia to the south.
		The two main Yukon rivers flowing into the Mackenzie in the Northwest Territories are the Liard River in the southeast and the Peel River and its tributaries in the northeast.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Yukon (3411 words)

	TSB Reports - Air 2001 - A01W0261
		At 2055, the pilot was advised by Edmonton Centre that the Fort Simpson altimeter was 30.12.
		Fort Nelson is approximately 96 nm southeast of Fort Liard, and Fort Simpson is approximately 132 nm northeast of Fort Liard.
		Witnesses at Fort Liard estimated the ground visibility to be ½ to 1½ miles in snow at the time of the accident, and using information from surrounding reporting stations, the altimeter setting was estimated to be 29.92 or 29.93 at the time of the accident.
	www.bst.gc.ca /en/reports/air/2001/a01w0261/a01w0261.asp (8661 words)

	Articles - Yukon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Yukon or Yukon Territory or (usually) The Yukon is one of Canada´s northern territories, in the country´s extreme northwest.
		The territory is presently represented in the Parliament of Canada by a single Member of Parliament and one senator.
		This settlement was dismantled in 1987 and its inhabitants relocated to the neighboring Northwest Territories.
	www.healwater.com /articles/Yukon (1755 words)

	Northwest Territories - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Agriculture in the Northwest Territories is virtually impossible except for limited cultivation south of the Mackenzie River region.
		The territory is governed by a 19-member assembly that elects a premier and cabinet; an appointed commissioner holds a position similar to that of a lieutenant governor in the Canadians provinces.
		In 1992, Northwest Territories residents voted to divide the territory roughly along ethnic lines, with the Inuit in the east and the Dene in the west.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/NWTerrs.asp (1043 words)

	Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
		Fort Nelson is located at the junction of the Muskwa, Prophet, and Sikanni Chief Rivers, which meet to create the Fort Nelson River.
		Fort Nelson's economy was once based on the fur trade, but the modern thriving community of today relies heavily on lumber and natural gas as the mainstay of its economy, with an increasing emphasis on transportation and tourism.
		Fort Nelson sits at the gateway to the immense wilderness of the Rocky Mountains, the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Alaska, and is fast becoming known as an eco-adventure destination, offering the true outdoor enthusiast some of the most pristine areas in this part of the province.
	www.britishcolumbia.com /regions/towns/?townID=3595&webregionid=2 (1413 words)

	Yukon Territory - MSN Encarta
		The indigenous population in the Yukon Territory at the time of the 2001 census was 29.5 percent of the population.
		The territorial court, which has three judges, is the major trial court and court of record.
		The Yukon Territory is represented in the Canadian Parliament by one elected representative in the House of Commons and by one senator appointed by the federal government.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761576299_2/gold_rush.html (1175 words)

	Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Fort Simpson is the oldest continuously occupied trading post on the Mackenzie River.
		The post built in 1804 by the Northwest Company was originally known as the Fort of the Forks and closed in 1812.
		A record flood in 1963 forced residents to move their homes to higher ground and later that decade Fort Simpson became a base for oil exploration activities and an administrative centre for the Government of the Northwest Territories.
	www.assembly.gov.nt.ca /visitorinfo/nwtmap/fortsimpson.html (300 words)

	DCP: 61 degrees north, 123 degrees west
		The Liard Trail was opened in 1984 to replace the winter road that connected Fort Nelson (British Columbia) and Fort Simpson (Northwest Territories).
		The Northwest Territories Parks and Tourism department has a webpage about Summer & Winter Driving, which includes information on Ferries (used when the rivers are flowing) and Ice Bridges (used when the rivers are frozen).
		Unlike the section from the border to the Fort Liard turnoff, the road to the north was a well-maintained, wide, gravel road.
	www.confluence.org /confluence.php?lat=61&lon=-123 (1019 words)

	Welcome to the Northwest Territories, Canada
		One of the territories of Arctic Canada, the Northwest Territories (NWT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) has a landmass of 1,171,918 square kilometers and a population of 42,944 as of January 1, 2005.
		The Northwest Territories are located east of Yukon, west of Nunavut, and north of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
		Quebec was also extended, in 1898, and Yukon was made a separate territory in the same year to deal with the Klondike Gold Rush, and remove the NWT government from administering the sudden boom of population, economic activity and influx of non-Canadians.
	www.hometowncanada.com /nt (1531 words)

	Fort Simpson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This was renamed Fort Simpson in 1821, but the settlement became as important as much for its role as a staging point for supply boats using the Mackenzie as for its fur-trading potential.
		A light plane and float-plane airstrip lies just to the northwest of the downtown area, while the bulk of the outfitters' offices are gathered north of the strip at the top of Mackenzie Drive; the main airport is 12km south of town.
		Operators in Fort Simpson cater to all levels of demand, from day-trippers wanting air tours of the big set-pieces to self-contained canoeists and walkers off on month-long expeditions who require no more than a drop-off or pick-up by air.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /north_america/canada/about_destin/northwestterritory/fortsimpson.html (937 words)

	ICT [2004/12/22] Bison at home in northern village (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		FORT LIARD, Northwest Territories - Sometimes a story is so evident that the topic jumps right out.
		For visitors the bison are a spectacle, but the residents of the hamlet of Fort Liard have become complacent with these animals.
		The bison were reintroduced into this area of the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) and they've had free reign in the town for more than 20 years.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1096410034 (959 words)

	Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Located at 60'15N latitude and 123'28W longitude, Fort Liard sits at the confluence of the Petitot and Liard Rivers, approximately 240 km due north of Fort Nelson, B.C. Yellowknife is 544 km to the north-east of the Hamlet.
		Fort Liard is accessible by both road and air.
		The Northwest Company set up a post where the Liard and Petitot rivers meet prior to 1807.
	www.assembly.gov.nt.ca /visitorinfo/nwtmap/fortliard.html (157 words)

	Welcome to Fort Liard and Deh Cho Northwest Territories Surroundings! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Fort Liard is in the Territories' southwest corner.
		Prior to 1807, the Northwest Company founded a post that was taken over by Hudson's Bay Co in 1821 when both companies merged.
		The opening of the Liard Highway in the early 1980s put the quiet village on the map.
	www.arcticcircle.ca /DehCho/Liard/index.htm (82 words)

	Hamlet of Fort Liard
		From the south, Fort Liard is easily accessible via the Alaska and Liard Highways.
		The majority of this portion of the Liard Highway has been chip-sealed recently and road conditions are generally excellent, though sometimes icy in the winter.
		From the north, Ford Liard is accessible via the Mackenzie and Liard Highways.
	www.fortliard.com /byroad.htm (440 words)

	Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Annual Report 2003 - Development And Production (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Of the producing fields, four gas fields and one oil and gas field are located in the southern Northwest Territories, the Norman Wells oil field in the central Mackenzie Valley, and the Ikhil gas field on the Mackenzie Delta.
		Production resumed at CNRL Fort Liard at mid-year after a lengthy shut-in, and oil production was established from the Cameron Hills.
		The Liard field, operated by Chevron Canada, is located in the foothills northwest of Fort Liard, Northwest Territories and west of the Liard River.
	www.ainc-inac.gc.ca /oil/ann/ann2003/dev_e.html (913 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Catholic Indian Missions of Canada
		While the first-named remained at the French fort, Father Dolbeau went to instruct the Montagnais who repaired to Tadoussac at the mouth of the Saguenay, and Father Le Caron went to the Hurons in the West.
		The latter station was transferred in 1849 to Fort William by Fathers Choné and Frémiot.
		Father Grollier was immediately dispatched to Fort Simpson, the headquarters of the enemy, where, in spite of the inducements offered by the local Protestant trader, he had the consolation of seeing the great majority of the natives side with the representative of Catholicism.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10378a.htm (6985 words)

	Fort Liard, Northwest Territories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This consists of the contour of a lying ellipse intersected with a rectangle at the base, upon which there is a canoe scene featuring a river and a mountain skyline behind and above a pair of crossed snow shoes and an animal fur.
		Arched above it, the lettering "- Hamlet of -" and bellow, in a straight line, "Fort Liard N.W.T.".
		Fort Liard, with a population of 512 (as of 1996), was formerly called by the traditional name of Echaot'l Koe (meaning "people from the land of the giants") and is located at 60°15'N lat.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ca-nt-fl.html (163 words)

	Northwest Territories (Canada) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Flag was adopted by the Council of the Northwest Territories in January 1969.
		The national flag of Canada and the flag of the Northwest Territories shall always be present in the place where and during the time when the Legislative Assembly is in session.
		The centre panel is coloured white (513-201) and in the centre of the centre panel is the shield of the armorial bearings of the Northwest Territories.
	flagspot.net /flags/ca-nt.html (1181 words)

	Trailblazer - Charles Camsell: Natural Resources Canada
		During his public service with the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) and the Department of Mines and Resources (now Natural Resources Canada), Charles is best remembered for guiding the department through the difficult war and depression years, and for using airplanes to advance the exploration of the North.
		The son of a Hudson Bay Company factor, Charles was born in Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, in 1876 and spent his formative years in the North.
		Several years later in Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, Charles met James Mackintosh Bell, who was exploring Great Bear Lake for the GSC.
	www.nrcan.gc.ca /inter/trailblazers/ccamsell_e.html (810 words)

	RIGZONE - Purcell Energy Tests Fort Liard Well at 25 mmcf/d
		A five-day flow test was conducted on the 2M-25 well resulting in raw gas flow rates in excess of 25 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) with a drawdown of less than 11 percent that was restricted by tubing and the maximum operating pressure of the test equipment.
		Since first production from Fort Liard in May 2000, gross production from the four wells in the gas pool has totaled approximately 120 bcf of raw gas (85 bcf of sales gas).
		Current production of approximately 5,000 boe/d is derived from 1,200 boe/d at Fort Liard and 3,800 boe/d from other properties, with at least 1,100 boe/d (including Fort Liard) behind pipe.
	www.rigzone.com /news/article.asp?a_id=16189 (360 words)

	Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation - Acho Dene Koe.
		Affiliated with the Deh Cho First Nations Tribal Council of the Northwest Territories.
		Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, 25 km north of the B.C. – Northwest Territories boundary.
		Negotiations with the Deh Cho, Canada and the government of the Northwest Territories are ongoing.
	www.gov.bc.ca /arr/negotiation/first_nations_in_the_process/acho_dene_koe.htm (182 words)

	Canadian Wilderness Travel Resource Centre - Feature River
		The Fraser River’s dominant impact on the development and life of British Columbia is as vividly apparent today as it was in the past.
		Gold discoveries in the lower Fraser River Valley in 1858 and upriver in the Cariboo in 1861 stimulated a rapid increase in settlement and transportation along the river.
		Steamboat service was established up the river to Fort Hope and Fort Yale and connecting trails and roads were developed throughout the Fraser Valley.
	www.canadawilderness.com /feature_river.htm (2355 words)

	information about Northwest Territories, complete guide for Northwest Territories, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Inuit and Dene comprise almost 50 per cent of the Territories' population and tend to live in or around small communities that have existed for hundreds or thousands of years.
		Access to the park itself is by air from Fort Simpson, Fort Liard (BC) or Watson Lake (Yukon) as there are no roads in the wilderness area.
		Inuvik, in the far northwest, sits on the majestic Mackenzie River Delta and is accessible by road from Dawson City in the Yukon (at limited times of the year).
	destinia.com /guide/the-world/north-america/canada/northwest-territories/1-30006-30049-30309/11/en (599 words)

	2003 Plans
		Fort Simpson Heritage Park is managed by the Fort Simpson Historical Society who care for the restored MacPherson House, and who carry out public events and heritage activities within the park and in the community.
		It is thought that the early 20th century Northwest Company Fort of the Forks (1803-1811) might have been located near the park.
		Work planned in the park for the summer of 2003 is aimed at more fully exploring the possible cellar or ice house that was identified there in 2002 with the hope of discovering the exact nature of the feature and of finding artifacts which could more precisely date the structure.
	www.archaeoexpeditions.com /FortSimpson2003.html (561 words)

	Chevron Press Release - First Gas Flows From Chevron's Fort Liard K-29 Well
		Production from K-29 follows 22 months of working closely with the community of Fort Liard, the governments of Canada, the NWT and their agencies.
		During this period, Chevron conducted an extensive seismic program, drilled two gas wells and one water injection well, filed a comprehensive development plan, participated in an environmental review with the new Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board and built a 37.4 km pipeline on time and on budget.
		Fort Liard competitively positioned its businesses to take advantage of economic opportunities and demonstrated operational excellence in meeting the project’s needs." Simpson added, "Through leadership and involvement, Fort Liard has demonstrated how partnerships with industry and local communities can work for the mutual benefit of everyone."
	www.chevron.com /news/archive/chevron_press/2000/2000-05-01.asp (342 words)

	Point North Energy Announces Drilling Results at Umbach and Fort Liard
		At Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, the operator finished drilling and completing the Point North Energy 24 percent working interest K29A well on November 22.
		There are currently two wells at Fort Liard producing 9 mmcf/d raw gross natural gas (approximately 240 boe/d net sales gas to Point North).
		Further work is planned for the first quarter of 2006 for the 3K-29 well, which recently tested at 3 mmcf/d raw gross natural gas (approximately 80 boe/d net sales gas to Point North) and the M-25 well, which is temporarily down due to water handling limitations.
	www.ccnmatthews.com /news/releases/show.jsp?action=showRelease&searchText=false&showText=all&actionFor=571144 (623 words)

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