Fort Providence
Fort Providence (Slave: Zhahti Koe, Zhahti Kue, lit. 'mission house') is a hamlet in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located west of Great Slave Lake, it has all-weather road connections by way of the Yellowknife Highway (Great Slave Highway) branch off the Mackenzie Highway, and the Deh Cho Bridge opened November 30, 2012, near Fort Providence over the Mackenzie. The bridge replaced the ice bridge and ferry, enabling year-round crossing of the river.
Fort Providence
Zhahti Koe, Zhahti Kue | |
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Fort Providence from the Mackenzie River | |
Fort Providence Fort Providence | |
| Coordinates: 61°21′17″N 117°39′36″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | South Slave Region |
| Constituency | Deh Cho |
| Census division | Region 4 |
| Hamlet | 1 January 1987 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sam Gargan |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | Susan Christie |
| • MP | Michael McLeod |
| Area | |
| • Land | 255.05 km2 (98.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 695 |
| • Density | 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0L0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 699 |
| - Living cost | 137.5A |
| - Food price index | 134.7B |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Canada Flight Supplement ^A 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100 ^B 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 | |
Fort Providence hosts the annual Mackenzie Days celebrations in August each year.
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