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  Fort Smith, Northwest Territories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fort Smith is a community in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
The town is approximately 300 km southeast of Yellowknife, the territorial capital.
Fort Smith is the home of the Northern Life Museum home of the museum ship Radium King, and soon to be the home of Robert Gora of Surrey, BC.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Smith,_Northwest_Territories   (369 words)

  
 Fort Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Fort Smith's history began because of the Slave River and the vital link it provided for the water traffic between southern Canada and the Western Arctic.
Fort Smith was incorporated as a village in 1964 and in two short years later, with a population of 2,130, became a town on October 1, 1966.
"Fort Smith may perhaps be described as the capital of the Northwest Territories, though it lies on the extreme border of the latter.
collections.ic.gc.ca /canoe/smith.htm   (1704 words)

  
 Tour the North - Community Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Fort Smith’s location was important because of the access to the Slave River, which was needed due to the water traffic to the north, Mackenzie River Valley, to the south.
By the 1920’s Fort Smith began to boom and a government administration building was built in 1921, and the first court of justice opened the same year.
Fort Smith was the most important community which made it the capital until 1067 when the government moved to Yellowknife.
www.tourthenorth.com /Communities?pID=17   (394 words)

  
 Fort Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fort Smith is the name of various locations.
Fort Smith National Historic Site, straddling the Arkansas and Oklahoma border in the United States, notable as a stop along the Trail of Tears.
Fort Smith, Arkansas, city on the Arkansas River in the US state of Arkansas, situated along that state's border with Oklahoma.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Smith   (122 words)

  
 Ottawa
Ottawa became Northwest Territories capital when it reverted to 1870 constitutional status, after Alberta, and Saskatchewan were carved out in 1905.
From 1951 to 1967 the territory alternated legislative sessions with various Northwest Territories communities.
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories became the administrative center and officially housed the civil service from 1911 to 1967.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/o/ot/ottawa.html   (3676 words)

  
 Fort Smith Northwest Territories Canada
Fort Smith is on the Alberta/Northwest Territories border.
The churches in Fort Smith are Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, and Pentecostal.
Fort Smith has an 9 Member Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police which is headed up by a sergeant.
members.tripod.com /~arbeau/hometown.html   (304 words)

  
 Fort Smith (Northwest Territories) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Fort Smith (Northwest Territories), town in Fort Smith Region, southwestern Northwest Territories, Canada, on the Slave River, near the Alberta...
Coppermine, river in northern Canada, in the Fort Smith region of the Northwest Territories and the Kitikmeot region of the Nunavut Territory.
Great Bear Lake, large freshwater lake in the Fort Smith and Inuvik regions of the western Northwest Territories, northwestern Canada, lying astride...
encarta.msn.com /Fort_Smith_(Northwest_Territories).html   (193 words)

  
 Fort Smith, Northwest Territories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Green flag with a local badge on the fly and the lettering "Town of Fort Smith" in fl serif capitals across the bottom.
This badge is coat-of-arms-like and can be blazoned as "argent, a wavy pale between two bison in chief each between two spruce all proper, over all and issuant from a base sable" something here I cannot blazon "a vol gules; wreath azure, vert and argent; as crest the bison of the arms."
Fort Smith, with a population of 2441 (as of 1996), was formerly called by the traditional name of Thebacha (meaning "beside the rapids"), is located at 60°00'N lat.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ca-nt-sm.html   (150 words)

  
 Fort Smith-Foreclosures Arkansas Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Fort Smith, situated at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers, is a city and one of...
or W of an axis from Fort Smith AR to Paris TX as the surface cold...
NWT - Fort Smith // Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
www.foreclosure-arkansas-us.info /fort-smith.html   (545 words)

  
 John Amatt's Global Adventures - Report on the Alexander Mackenzie Expedition
Fort Smith, population 2,500, serves as headquarters for Wood Buffalo National Park, the largest national park in the world.
After the warm hospitality of Fort Smith, the canoeists departed northward on the Slave River, while the two ground support trucks left by road for Yellowknife, Campsites along the river became few and far between, often reached by wallowing through soggy and boggy mud bars The paddlers toiled long hours daily.
Fort Simpson, 1,100 persons, is on an island at the mouth of the Liard River where in 1804 a NW Company fort had been constructed.
www.adventureattitude.com /mackrep.htm   (4225 words)

  
 National Literacy Secretariat - Project Funding 2001-2002 (Northwest Territories)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Bureau of Statistics of the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will work in collaboration with Statistics Canada on a three-year project to produce statistical reports as a supplement to the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS).
This will ensure that the Northwest Territories has required information for analysis purposes and policy decisions regarding programs and initiatives, there is a need to ensure that there is a strong base sample for the territory.
The objectives are to provide a current profile of the level and distribution of prose, and document literacy and numeracy in the adult population of the NWT for the first time.
www.hrsdc.gc.ca /asp/gateway.asp?hr=/en/hip/lld/nls/funding/2001-02nt.shtml&hs=lxa   (1059 words)

  
 Canada Far North - Fort Smith, Northwest Territories - ExploreNorth
Canada Far North - Fort Smith, Northwest Territories - ExploreNorth
Based in Fort Smith, wildlife biologist Alex Hall leads 11-13-day trips on several of the territory's wilderness rivers.
Fort Smith photographer Bernie Oullette has some great Northen Lights photos, and offers an aurora screensaver.
www.explorenorth.com /library/communities/canada/bl-ftsmith.htm   (129 words)

  
 National Literacy Secretariat - Project Funding 2002-2003 (Northwest Territories)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Northwest Territories Literacy Council (NWTLC) will work to increase the capacity of individuals and organizations within communities to address literacy issues and needs within their community.
This material will be put together in two multimedia presentations that can be shown to other youth in their community and in the territory.
The NWT Literacy Council will deliver two week-long pilot workshops for youth, one in Yellowknife and one in Fort Smith, where the presentations will be researched, designed and produced.
www.hrsdc.gc.ca /en/hip/lld/nls/Funding/2002-03nt.shtml   (527 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada - (region) - Facts and Information
Fort Smith, SW region (235,636 sq mi/610,455 sq km; 1991 pop.
The region extends E from the Yukon to the upper Thelon R. and N from Alta. to encompass most of Great Bear L. Encompassing the S Mackenzie Mts.
The Fort Smith region, formerly part of Mackenzie dist., was created by the territorial govt.
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/F/F02504-fort-smith.html   (207 words)

  
 Listings North West Territories: Fort Smith
Virtual Fort Smith - Navigation Frame - - homepage elcome to the on-line home of the community of Fort Smith, NT, Canada.
Eagle Homes, Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada: Modular, custom and manufactured homes, residential and commercial renovations designed and built meeting northern climate codes and conditions.
AuroraNet is a high speed wireless internet service provider, serving Fort Smith, Wood Buffalo and the South slave regions of the Northwest Territories and Alberta, Canada, since 1995.
listingscanada.ca /North-West-Territories/Mackenzie/Fort-Smith#tour   (360 words)

  
 About Eagle Homes, Custom, Manufactured, Modular Homes, Commercial and Residential Renovations
Paulette was born, raised and educated in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.
Paulette maintains a keen interest in business and business development and charting the course for "Eagle Homes" as a leader in the development of homes and shelter for families in the Northwest Territories.
Quality homes built for Northwest Territories climate specifications, delivered and installed and supported by the factory warranty quality assurance program.
www.eaglehomebuilders.com /about.html   (247 words)

  
 Whooping Crane Summer Range, Alberta/Northwest Territories - Ramsar - Environment Canada
Overview (Principal Characteristics): The Whooping Crane Summer Range is a natural area comprising a complex of marshes, shallow ponds, streams, lakes and bogs located near the northern limit of the Boreal Forest Region and west of the Canadian Shield.
About 14% of the Whooping Crane summer range area lying outside of the park is on federal Crown land in the Northwest Territories.
It is likely that traffic along Highway 5 north and west of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories will increase, particularly if there is large-scale industrial development near Fort Smith.
www.mb.ec.gc.ca /nature/whp/ramsar/df02s07.en.html   (566 words)

  
 Smith Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Contained here are pictures digitized from the book "On the Banks of the Slave - A history of the community of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories" Copyright Canada 1974 by Department of Education, Government of the Northwest Territories.
A familiar scene on the river at Fort Smith, 1910.
The large boat in the foreground right, owned by the Hudson's Bay Company, was the "Mackenzie River".
collections.ic.gc.ca /canoe/gallery.htm   (199 words)

  
 Apartments in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Check with local real estate professionals if you are considering a property purchase or investment in or around Fort Smith.
It may be that you will have to consider an alternative location, as finding existing or new homes just about anywhere in the Northwest Territories can sometimes be challenging.
If you have a web page, article or service related to in Fort Smith and want it to be published on this page, - post it here now.
www.realestateproperty.ca /secure/apartments/northwest_territories/fort_smith.html   (321 words)

  
 Minister Frulla Announces Two Appointments to the National Capital Commission   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
OTTAWA, June 16, 2005 -- Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for Status of Women Liza Frulla today announced the appointment of Frieda Martselos of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, and Jagtar Bains, of Victoria, British Columbia, as part-time members of the Board of Directors of the National Capital Commission.
Martselos has owned and operated two businesses in the Northwest Territories for over 35 years -- Martselos Services and Grand de Tour Developments.
In addition, as an employee of the Government of the Northwest Territories from 1971 to 1988, she held the roles of Revenue Officer and Payroll Supervisor, and Purchasing Officer.
www.news.gc.ca /cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=154759   (279 words)

  
 GEOG 482 Project 1: Sample Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
New ellipsoids are believe to be better estimates of the Earth's shape, thus making coordinate systems and positions of the control points and other locations more "accurate".
Converting the geographic coordinates using the National Geodetic Survey's UTM Utilities (2002) resulted in the UTM coordinates (NAD27) of Fort Smith, AR to be:
Note: The conversion of Fort Smith, NT UTM coordinates from NAD27 to NAD83 would not work using the NADCON utility because it was not within the specified grid area.
www.personal.psu.edu /users/j/l/jlb832/Project1.html   (1719 words)

  
 Rocky Bay Fishing Lodge  -  Fishing North America  -  Rutledge Lake, Northwest Territories
We also have three & four day trips from Fort Smith, NT.
Rocky Bay Fishing Lodge is located 117 miles north of Ft. Smith, North West Territories, Canada on Rutledge Lake.
The owners, Bernard Pikula and his wife Alice invite groups or individuals to visit for a week or two of fine fishing.
www.fishingnorthamerica.com /fishingnorth5.htm   (469 words)

  
 Crusader 2 Page 4
The people were so moved that they approached the Pilgrim Virgin on their knees.
Official meetings held in Fort Norman, which had been scheduled for the entire district had to be canceled because of the great number of people who came to the church to honor Our Lady.
On the 22nd, Bishop Piché, O.M.I., met Father in Norman Wells, and told him that he was very pleased with the visits of the Pilgrim Virgin to his diocese.
www.fatimacrusader.com /cr02/cr02pg04.asp   (1027 words)

  
 Job List: 1 Job in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories - MedHunters
Life in the Northwest Territories is always an adventure.
Location: Located on the Alberta/Northwest Territories border, 370 km north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, and 748 km south of the territorial capital of Yellowknife.
Location: Borders on the Arctic Ocean, and the territories of Yukon and Nunavut, as well as on the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
www.medhunters.com /queryResult/jobQuery/fortSmithNtCan/page1.html   (238 words)

  
 The MediaMentor's Photo Blog: Fort Smith, NWT, Canada map
I have worked both teaching and creating media in Nunavik, Ungava District of Quebec, Canada; Nassau, The Bahamas; Orissa, India; Beijing, The People's Republic of China; Arviat, Nunavut, Canada; Fort Smith, NWT, Canada; Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Spring break-up on the Slave River at the Rapids of the Drowned, Fort Smith, NWT, Canada
Fort Smith, NWT, Canada map, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.
mediamentor.blogspot.com /2005/08/fort-smith-nwt-canada-map.html   (162 words)

  
 The Ocean - Ocean news and guide
Currently in Fort Smith Northwest Territories with total mileage to date of 870 miles from Dunvegan, father and son Ben (66) and Brad Gray are out on an expedition of their life: 16 months sailing 60.000 km around the world, through the NW passage.
The other portage at Fort Smith NWT has a good road to make it easier.
We carried on to near Fort Fitzgerald to anchor for the night.
www.theoceans.net /news.php?id=252   (890 words)

  
 Welcome to Virtual Fort Smith, NWT, Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Please be our guest, as we invite you to enjoy a "virtual" visit to our fair town.
ort Smith is headquarters to Wood Buffalo National Park - a World Heritage Site, and home to one of the largest free-roaming herd of Wood Bison in the world, as well as the only wild nesting grounds of the endangered Whooping Crane.
Browse this site and find out why Fort Smith is a place worth visiting.
www.virtualfortsmith.com   (98 words)

  
 Rocky Bay Fishing Lodge  |    My Hunting Lodge
Rocky Bay Fishing Lodge is a fly in resort, 125 Mi.
Northern Pike, Lake Trout, rocky bay fishing, rocky bay, Fly-in, Guides, Rutledge Lake, Northwest Territories, North West, bernard pikula, fishing lodge, Rutledge Lake, Northwest Territories, Full Service, Fly-in, Guides, Full Service, Fly-in, Guides, Rocky Bay Fishing Lodge is a fly in resort, 125 Mi.
If you have any problems please feel free to contact us.
www.internetsportshow.com /hunting/hunting5.htm   (419 words)

  
 Portage Restaurant a Restaurant in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories at Foodinc.ca
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www.foodinc.ca /8678722729   (102 words)

  
 Fort Smith, Northwest Territories Information, Reference & Software Guide
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories Information, Reference & Software Guide
Fort Smith, NT Information, Reference and Software Guide
Bus tour to the Northwest Territories from British Columbia
www.ezguide.ca /fortsmith   (642 words)

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