Fort Liard

Fort Liard Echaot'l Koe or Acho Dene Kue
Hamlet
The Sleeping Giant – the view from the top of the hill heading into the Hamlet
Fort Liard Show map of Northwest Territories Fort Liard Show map of Canada
Coordinates: 60°14′21″N 123°28′31″W / 60.23917°N 123.47528°W / 60.23917; -123.47528[1]
Country	Canada
Territory	Northwest Territories
Region	Dehcho Region
Constituency	Nahendeh
Census division	Region 4
Incorporated (hamlet)	1 April 1987
Government
• Mayor	Genevieve McLeod
• Senior Administrative Officer	John McKee
• MLA	Shane Thompson
Area [2]
• Land	67.61 km2 (26.10 sq mi)
Elevation	216 m (709 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	468
• Density	6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code	X0G 0A0
Area code	867
Telephone exchange	770
– Living cost (2018)	132.5A
– Food price index (2019)	145.4B
Website	www.fortliard.com
Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[3] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[4] Canada Flight Supplement[5] ^A 2018 figure based on Edmonton = 100[6] ^B 2019 figure based on Yellowknife = 100[6]

Fort Liard /liˈɑːrd/ (Slavey language: Echaot'l Koe^{[pronunciation?]} "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 37 km (23 mi) 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 is served by two general merchandise stores: The General Store and The North West Company store. The K-12 community school, "Echo Dene School", has a student population of about 150. It also has a community health centre with four nurses, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment with four members, and a recreation centre, including a swimming pool, skating rink, youth centre and multi-court.^[7] 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.