Hay River (Canada)
| Hay River | |||
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 Ptarmigan Inn in Hay River |
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| Motto : Hub of the North | |||
| Location in Canada | |||
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| Territory : | Northwest Territories | ||
| Region: | South Slave Region | ||
| Coordinates : | 60 ° 50 ′ N , 115 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 165 m | ||
| Residents : | 3606 (as of 2011) | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 ) | ||
| Postal code : | X0E 1G1 | ||
| Area code : | +1 874 | ||
| Foundation : | June 16, 1964 | ||
| Mayor : | Kandis Jameson | ||
| Website : | www.hayriver.com | ||
 The Hay River in summer |
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Hay River is a town on the south bank of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada . It is located on the Hay River of the same name and is the second largest community in the Northwest Territories after Yellowknife . Hay River had about 3,600 inhabitants in 2011 and is not far from Wood Buffalo National Park . Hay River Airport is also in the city .
history
The place has been permanently inhabited since 1892 . At that time it had around 60 residents. After the population continued to grow in the following years, a school, a hospital and a police station were established in the community. As part of the Canol Road construction project, the United States Army Corps of Engineers built a runway on neighboring Vale Island during World War II . In the late 1940s, the then government of Canada built a connecting road that is now known as the Mackenzie Highway . This leads from Grimshaw, Alberta, to the Hay River and thus connects the Northwest Territories with the south of the country. In 1959, the Canadian logistics and shipping company Northern Transportation Company opened its headquarters on the river. From there, goods and other materials are still shipped to other communities and cities such as B. to Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk and other communities on the Arctic Ocean, such as Taloyoak, Nunavut to Barrow, Alaska, transported.
Infrastructure
The small town now has a fully equipped hospital. In addition to general medical facilities, the HH Williams Memorial Hospital also has an ambulance service. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) keep the city safe. The police station is located downtown and has several prison cells. There are several shops in the city. There are two grocery stores and the Northern Store in the city. There are also branches of the Canadian Bank of Imperial and Commerce and the Royal Bank of Canada, as well as a TRU hardware branch and a home hardware branch. There is also a small museum in the city that shows the history of the city.
From the local Hay River Airport there are mostly smaller planes from several airlines and offer several flight connections. Buffalo Airways operates scheduled services to Yellowknife . The company also offers charter flights to other cities. First Air also offers scheduled services to Yellowknife and other cities. Northwestern Air has scheduled services to Edmonton and Fort Smith . Other smaller companies offer charter flights. These include Landa Air, Carter Air Services, Denendeh Helicopters, and Remote Helicopters.
Hay River receives media from the major cities. CKHR-FM 107.3 is the only radio broadcaster in town that has local studios and is operated by the Hay River Community Service Society . In addition, the program is broadcast by several radio stations from larger cities. The Hay River Community Service Society also provides television coverage.
The Hub is an independent weekly newspaper run by Chris Brodeur. The chief author is Patrick Teskey. In addition to Hay River, the newspaper is also distributed in Yellowknife, Enterprise, Fort Smith, Inuvik, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution and Grande Prairie.
Several telecommunications companies ensure reliable internet and telephone connections. These include the providers SSI Micro and Bell Sympatico, Northwestel and NMI Mobility.
Personalities
- Brendan Green (* 1986), biathlete
- Denise Ramsden (* 1990), racing cyclist
- Geoff Sanderson (born 1972), ice hockey player
