NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Fort Smith town plate Fort Smith is a town in the southeastern end of the Northwest Territories just north of the Alberta border and part of the South Slave Region. It is about 300 kilometers southeast of Yellowknife and has a population of over 2,300 people, most of whom are First Nations. In […]
On the way from Inuvik to Tuk Tuktoyaktuk is a charming little town with about 900 people, located in a sandpit at the edge of the Beaufort Sea. Tuktoyaktuk is more familiarly known as Tuk, and is the base for the oil and gas exploration on the Beaufort Sea. A long settlement here has long […]
Grace Lake Aurora The Northwest Territories is a land of rugged and bountiful beauty, ruled by nature and barely touched by man. Pristine wildernesses are roamed by wildlife, providing a majestic scenery….an outdoor paradise of sorts that can be enjoyed by adventurous souls, naturalists, and artists alike.[1] The Northwest Territories is a land where legends […]
Grace Lake Aurora Yellowknife with about 19,000 people is Canada's[1] northernmost city. In fact, it is the Northwest Territories’ capital and only city. Situated by Great Slave Lake in an area full of pink granite rocks, Yellowknife was founded by Alexander Mackenzie as a trading post. The explorer traveled up the river that today bears […]
Fort Liard is a small community in the southwest end of the Northwest Territories within the Dehcho region. It is not that far from the British Columbia and Yukon border. The hamlet has a population of about 600 with most of the people being of First Nations descent. The hamlet serves mainly as a supply […]
Fort Simpson NWT CANADA taxi plate 1970’s Fort Simpson is a village in the Northwest Territories, located at the point of convergence of the Mackenzie and Liard Rivers.[1] It started out as a Hudson’s Bay Company settlement. Today, the majority of Fort Simpson’s 1,100 plus population are First Nations and the village serves as the […]