Fort Providence

Fort Providence
Fort Providence; Zhahti Koe or Zhahti Kue
	Hamlet
	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 [1]
• Land	255.05 km2 (98.48 sq mi)
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• 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(s)	867
Telephone exchange	699
- Living cost	137.5
- Food price index	134.7
	Sources:; Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[2]; Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[3]; Canada Flight Supplement[4]; ^A 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100[5]; ^B 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100[5]

Fort Providence (Slavey language: Zhahti Koe or Zhahti Kue "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 replaces the ice bridge and ferry, enabling year-round crossing of the river.

Fort Providence is well known for hosting the annual Mackenzie Days celebrations in August each year.

History

Fort Providence was founded in the 1860s as a Catholic mission site. By 1868, the Hudson's Bay Company, which previously has a trading post at Big Island at the source of the MacKenzie River, moved the post to the location of the mission site. From that moment, the settlement was known as Fort Providence. In 1867, the Grey Nuns opened a boarding school and an orphanage in the settlement. Instruction languages were English and French, and most of the nuns originated from Quebec.[6]

Demographics

The recorded population was 695 in the 2016 Census, a decrease of 5.3% from 2011. Of these the majority, 620, were Indigenous people, made up of 590 First Nations, Dene people, and 30 Métis.[1] In 2017 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 770 with an average yearly growth rate of 0.3% from 2007.[5]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	774	—
1997	828	+7.0%
1998	843	+1.8%
1999	842	−0.1%
2000	837	−0.6%
2001	819	−2.2%
2002	803	−2.0%
2003	824	+2.6%
2004	801	−2.8%
2005	799	−0.2%
2006	757	−5.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
2007	744	−1.7%
2008	742	−0.3%
2009	752	+1.3%
2010	748	−0.5%
2011	771	+3.1%
2012	778	+0.9%
2013	789	+1.4%
2014	788	−0.1%
2015	798	+1.3%
2016	788	−1.3%
2017	770	−2.3%

Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)[7]

First Nations

The Dene of the community are represented by the Deh Gáh Got'ı̨ę First Nation[8] and the Métis by Fort Providence Métis Nation.[9] Both groups belong to the Dehcho First Nations.[10]

Gallery

Fort Providence from the river

Fort Providence Health Centre
Our Lady of Providence RC Mission in Fort Providence
Providence Mission Indian Residential School showing new Roman Catholic Mission on the left, circa 1930
Fort Providence Deh Cho Land Use Planning Committee & Dene Fur Clouds sign
The Merv Hardie ferry in use before the bridge was opened.
The Deh Cho Bridge

Climate

Fort Providence has a continental subarctic climate typical of the Northwest Territories' populated areas. It is marked by a long cold winter season and short, warm summers, that in many ways are warmer than expected for an area so far north. Transition seasons are extremely short, with temperatures rising and falling quickly in respective seasons.

Climate data for Fort Providence, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1943–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	7.0 (44.6)	9.9 (49.8)	16.5 (61.7)	24.0 (75.2)	31.3 (88.3)	34.4 (93.9)	35.2 (95.4)	36.1 (97.0)	30.3 (86.5)	24.4 (75.9)	12.8 (55.0)	11.8 (53.2)	36.1 (97.0)
Average high °C (°F)	−18.9 (−2.0)	−12.9 (8.8)	−6.2 (20.8)	5.8 (42.4)	12.8 (55.0)	20.9 (69.6)	23.5 (74.3)	20.4 (68.7)	13.4 (56.1)	3.2 (37.8)	−7.7 (18.1)	−15.1 (4.8)	3.3 (37.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−23.4 (−10.1)	−18.7 (−1.7)	−13.6 (7.5)	−1.0 (30.2)	6.3 (43.3)	13.5 (56.3)	16.9 (62.4)	14.0 (57.2)	7.9 (46.2)	−0.8 (30.6)	−11.5 (11.3)	−19.2 (−2.6)	−2.5 (27.5)
Average low °C (°F)	−27.8 (−18.0)	−24.3 (−11.7)	−20.9 (−5.6)	−7.7 (18.1)	−0.3 (31.5)	6.0 (42.8)	10.1 (50.2)	7.6 (45.7)	2.4 (36.3)	−4.8 (23.4)	−15.2 (4.6)	−23.1 (−9.6)	−8.2 (17.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−49.4 (−56.9)	−50.0 (−58.0)	−45.0 (−49.0)	−41.1 (−42.0)	−22.2 (−8.0)	−5.6 (21.9)	−2.0 (28.4)	−2.8 (27.0)	−14.4 (6.1)	−27.3 (−17.1)	−44.4 (−47.9)	−49.4 (−56.9)	−50.0 (−58.0)
Average relative humidity (%)	74.9	67.6	53.1	44.4	41.8	41.7	47.1	51.4	57.6	71.3	84.0	80.2	59.6
Source: Environment Canada[11][12]

References

Census Profile, 2016 Census Fort Providence, Hamlet (Census subdivision), Northwest Territories and Northwest Territories (Territory)
"NWT Communities - Fort Providence". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
"Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide". Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Yellowknife: Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
"Fort Providence - Statistical Profile (2001-2012)" (PDF). NWT Bureau of Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 29, 2018.
Piper, Liza. "Brief History of Fort Providence" (PDF). University of Alberta.
Population Estimates By Community from the GNWT
"Deh Gah Gotie Dene Band". Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
"Fort Providence Métis". Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
"Dehcho First Nations". Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
"Fort Providence" (CSV (3069 KB)). Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Climate ID: 2201799. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
"Fort Providence". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. Retrieved August 9, 2016.

External links

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[2016census-1] Census Profile, 2016 Census Fort Providence, Hamlet (Census subdivision), Northwest Territories and Northwest Territories (Territory)

[CGDL-2] "NWT Communities - Fort Providence". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved January 13, 2014.

[pwhc-3] "Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide". Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Yellowknife: Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[4] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[comstat-5] "Fort Providence - Statistical Profile (2001-2012)" (PDF). NWT Bureau of Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 29, 2018.

[piper-6] Piper, Liza. "Brief History of Fort Providence" (PDF). University of Alberta.

[brost-7] Population Estimates By Community from the GNWT

[8] "Deh Gah Gotie Dene Band". Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.

[9] "Fort Providence Métis". Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.

[10] "Dehcho First Nations". Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.

[ccn-11] "Fort Providence" (CSV (3069 KB)). Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Climate ID: 2201799. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[Fort_Providence-12] "Fort Providence". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. Retrieved August 9, 2016.

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