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Aklavik

Aklavik
Akłarvik
Hamlet
Aklavik in early-February 2008
Aklavik in early-February 2008
Flag of Aklavik
Flag
Motto: Never Say Die
Aklavik is located in Northwest Territories
Aklavik
Aklavik
Coordinates: 68°13′13″N 135°00′42″W / 68.22028°N 135.01167°W / 68.22028; -135.01167Coordinates: 68°13′13″N 135°00′42″W / 68.22028°N 135.01167°W / 68.22028; -135.01167
Country Canada
Territory Northwest Territories
Region Inuvik Region
Constituency Mackenzie Delta
Census division Region 1
Incorporated (hamlet) 1 January 1974
Government
 • Mayor Arny Steinwand
 • Senior Administrative Officer Evelyn Storr
 • MLA David Krutko
Area
 • Land 14.47 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 633
 • Density 43.7/km2 (113/sq mi)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC−7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−6)
Canadian Postal code X0E 0A0
Area code(s) 867
Telephone exchange 375 878 978
- Living cost 167.5
- Food price index 174.1
Website www.aklavik.ca
Sources:
Department of Municipal and Community Affairs
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Canada Flight Supplement
^A 2009 figure based on Edmonton = 100
^B 2010 figure based on Yellowknife = 100

Aklavik /əˈklævɪk/ (from the Inuvialuktun meaning barrenground grizzly place) is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Until 1961, the community served as the regional administrative centre for the territorial government. Building conditions at the time considered to be unsuitable resulted in the development of Inuvik to the east, meant to entirely replace Aklavik. However, many residents have persevered and kept Aklavik as a community. The mayor of Aklavik is Arny Steinwand, whose term ends in 2016.

Aklavik began in the early 1900s with the Hudson's Bay Company opening a trading post in 1912 and the Roman Catholic Church establishing a mission in 1926. Located on the Peel Channel, in a good trapping area, the community became a transportation hub in the Mackenzie.

Aklavik became part of the Northwest Territories and Yukon (NWT&Y) Radio system in October 1925. The NWT&Y system, a true pioneer system, was critical in providing communications in Canada's north. and was operated by the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (RC Sigs). In Alkavik, besides providing services to the general population, NWT&Y also provided communication for any aircraft that overflew the site with or without radio. An aircraft without radio that was simply passing over one of these stations and not destined to land would simply fly very low over the station so that it could be identified and the date and time of its passing would be recorded. The call sign for the NWT & Y station in Alkavik was VEF.


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