Fort Liard

Fort Liard (Slavey language: "Echaot'l Koe" "people from the land of the giants" or "Acho Dene Kue") is a hamlet in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located north of the British Columbia border. It became accessible by road in 1984 with the completion of the Liard Highway (Northwest Territories Highway 7 and British Columbia Highway 77).
The Hamlet of Fort Liard has two stores to choose from: The General Store and The North West Company store. It has a school "Echo Dene School", with a student population of about 150 from K-12. It also has a community health centre with four nurses, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment with four members, and a recreation centre (complete with a swimming pool, skating rink, youth centre and a multi-court). There is a fuel centre that sells gasoline, diesel fuel, propane, emergency survival kits and convenience items. There is also a traditional craft store which sells locally made craft items.
Demographics.
Population is 500 according to the 2016 Census a decrease of 6.7% from 2011. In the 2006 Census the majority of the population, 445 people out of a total of 500, were Indigenous, either First Nations or Métis. In 2017 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 658 with an average yearly growth rate of 1.2% from 2007.
First Nations.
The Dene of the community are represented by the Acho Dene Koe Band and the Métis by Fort Liard Metis Local 67. Both groups belong to the Deh Cho First Nations Tribal Council.
Climate.
Fort Liard has a borderline subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification "Dfc"), just short of a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification "Dfb"), characterized by extreme variation of temperatures between seasons. Temperatures can be very warm in the summer, and very cold in the winter.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Fort Liard was on 13 July 2014. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on 15 January 1974.