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Village in Northwest Territories, Canada
Fort Simpson (Slavey language: Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́[pronunciation?] "place where rivers come together") is a village, the only one in the entire territory
Fort_Simpson
Airport in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Fort Simpson Airport (IATA: YFS, ICAO: CYFS) is located 7.4 nautical miles (13.7 km; 8.5 mi) east southeast of Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada
Fort_Simpson_Airport
National park in the Northwest Territories, Canada
the Mackenzie River (Deh Cho), and building of trading posts at Fort Simpson and Fort Liard. At both of these John McLeod, a Scottish explorer of the
Nahanni_National_Park_Reserve
(primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) List of airports in the Fort Simpson area An airport of entry has four different categories. An AOE which
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burning 300 ha (740 acres). In late June, 1,300 people were evacuated from Fort Simpson and 130 from Wrigley, most of whom took shelter in Yellowknife. On June
2026_Canadian_wildfires
Administrative region in Northwest Territories, Canada
Fort Liard Fort Simpson Jean Marie River Nahanni Butte Sambaa K'e Wrigley The Dehcho Region[pronunciation?] or Deh Cho is one of five administrative regions
Dehcho_Region
Largest river system in Canada
stretch of fast water and rapids, past the village of Jean Marie River. At Fort Simpson it is joined by the Liard River, its biggest direct tributary, from the
Mackenzie_River
Former territorial electoral district in the Northwest Territories, Canada
historically covered the communities of, Fort Liard, Fort Simpson, Fort Wrigley, Fort Norman, Fort Franklin, Norman Wells, Fort Good Hope, Arctic Red River, Aklavik
Mackenzie_West
Fort Simpson was a fur trading post established in 1831 by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) near the mouth of the Nass River in present-day British Columbia
Fort Simpson (Columbia Department)
Fort_Simpson_(Columbia_Department)
District municipality in British Columbia, Canada
established the first, short-lived, Fort Simpson, on the nearby Nass River with Peter Skene Ogden. The HBC set up Fort Simpson in order to undermine American
Lax_Kwʼalaams
Company (HBC) trading post called Fort Simpson, then Port Simpson. The name Fort Simpson derived from Capt. Aemilius Simpson, superintendent of the HBC's Marine
Lax_Kwʼalaams_First_Nation
River in Canada
Yukon and Northwest Territories, draining into the Mackenzie River at Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. The river drains approximately 277,100 km2 (107
Liard_River
Canadian-American fur trapper and explorer
the operations of the HBC's Columbia Department, serving as manager of Fort Simpson and similar posts. Ogden was a son of Chief Justice of the Admiralty
Peter_Skene_Ogden
Wolverine Air is a charter airline operating out of Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada. It operates ecotourism flights and government contract
Wolverine_Air
Fort Simpson, and was first described in well Briggs Turkey Lake No. 1 (located south-east of Fort Simpson) by A.E. Cameron in 1918. The Fort Simpson
Fort_Simpson_Formation
is the capital of the Northwest Territories and its only city, while Fort Simpson is its only village. Of the remaining 22 municipalities, three of them
List of municipalities in the Northwest Territories
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Scottish-born explorer of Canada
Hudson's Bay Company. In 1823, McLeod was assigned as manager of the Fort Simpson fur trading post, located at the junction of the Liard and Mackenzie
John_McLeod_(explorer)
Territory of Canada
(Fort Simpson) Inuvik Region (Inuvik) North Slave Region (Yellowknife and Behchoko [sub-office]) Sahtu Region (Norman Wells) South Slave Region (Fort Smith
Northwest_Territories
Gold mine in Canada
that time was called Fort Simpson by the HBC. John Work, who was in charge of the HBC post of Fort Simpson, had asked the fort's clientele to bring in
Gold Harbour, British Columbia
Gold_Harbour,_British_Columbia
locations after the fort had closed. One of the primary reasons for the establishment of Fort McLoughlin, as well as Fort Simpson to the north, was to
Fort_McLoughlin
Former US Army post in Lincoln County, Washington
Fort Spokane was a frontier outpost in the northwest United States, located in Lincoln County, Washington, approximately fifty miles (80 km) west-northwest
Fort_Spokane
Canadian politician
continuing his journey. In 1841, Governor Simpson decided to close all the coastal posts except Fort Simpson and Fort Stikine. His plan was to use the company's
John_Work_(fur_trader)
Canadian explorer (1887–1973)
coming directly to the South Nahanni River via the Mackenzie River and Fort Simpson. It was there that he encountered the young Raymond M. Patterson who
Albert_Faille
Highway in the Northwest Territories and Alberta
the southern terminus of Highway 3 to reach Fort Simpson, and in 1971, when the section to Fort Simpson was opened to traffic, work began to prepare
Mackenzie_Highway
32639 (Fort Simpson/(Great Slave No. 1) Heliport) Fort Simpson (Great Slave No. 2) CFD8 PR Govt of Northwest Territories 48 ft (15 m) Fort Simpson Northwest
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Airline based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
1994, flight BFL526, a Douglas C-47A (C-FROD), crashed on approach to Fort Simpson Airport, Northwest Territories due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was
Buffalo_Airways
Territorial electoral district in the Northwest Territories, Canada
coterminous with the Dehcho Region, whose major communities are Fort Simpson and Fort Liard. The district also encompasses the smaller communities of
Nahendeh
Retrieved 1 May 2025. "Fort Resolution". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. "NWT Communities - Fort Simpson". Government of the Northwest
List of communities in the Northwest Territories
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United States historic place
George Simpson. The newly established Columbia District needed a more suitable headquarters than Fort George at the mouth of the Columbia. Simpson was instrumental
Fort_Vancouver
Fort Simpson The following active airports serve the area around Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada: Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
List of airports in the Fort Simpson area
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Behchoko (Rae-Edzo) Dettah Enterprise Fort Liard Fort McPherson Fort Providence Fort Resolution Fort Simpson Fort Smith Hay River Inuvik Jean Marie River
List of Northwest Territories highways
List_of_Northwest_Territories_highways
First Nation in Western Canada
– Kakisa (K'ágee) Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation (Liidli Kue Dene) – Fort Simpson (Liidli Kue) Nahɂą Dehé Dene Band (N'ah adehe Dene) – Nahanni Butte (Tthenáágó)
Slavey
Certified airport in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
August 2025. Williams, Ollie (23 December 2024). "Air Tindi sets out how Fort Smith flights will look from mid-January". Cabin Radio. Archived from the
Yellowknife_Airport
Geologic formation in Canada
Formation in northern Alberta and the Fort Simpson Formation in British Columbia and Northwest Territories. The Fort Simpson Formation replaces the Redknife
Redknife_Formation
Highway between BC and the Northwest Territories in Canada
Highway 7. It terminates at a junction with Territorial Highway 1 south of Fort Simpson. The highway was built between 1975 and 1982 and was officially opened
Liard_Highway
School district in Northwest Territories, Canada
board for the Dehcho Region, in the Northwest Territories. Located in Fort Simpson the education council represents nine schools in eight communities. As
Dehcho Divisional Education Council
Dehcho_Divisional_Education_Council
Canadian airline
Armstrong Richardson International Airport Northwest Territories Fort Simpson Fort Simpson Airport Hay River Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport Inuvik Inuvik
Canadian_North
Large glacial lake in Northwest Territories, Canada
environmental sustainability. Lakes portal Canada portal Geography portal Ruins of Fort Confidence at the mouth of the Dease River in 1911 The community of Délı̨nę
Great_Bear_Lake
Inuvik Region 2 – Norman Wells Region 3 – Behchokǫ̀ Region 4 – Fort Simpson Region 5 – Fort Smith Region 6 – Yellowknife Prior to the 2011 census, there
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Treaty between First Nations and Canadian Crown
11. 27 June 1921: Fort Providence signing 11 July 1921: Fort Simpson signing 13 July 1921: Fort Wrigley signing 15 July 1921: Fort Norman signing 21 July
Treaty_11
American animated sitcom
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting
The_Simpsons
City in British Columbia, Canada
the Hudson's Bay Brigade Trail, which connected Fort Vancouver with Fort Alexandria and the other forts in New Caledonia to the north (today's Omineca
Kamloops
Indigenous peoples of North America
Northwest Territories. The band is headquartered in the community of Fort Simpson (Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́), where 764 of its registered members live. The Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨
Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation
Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨_Kų́ę́_First_Nation
American captain and discoverer of Victoria Harbour
near modern-day Port Hardy. McNeill was promoted to Chief Factor at Fort Simpson in 1856 and retired from the Hudson's Bay Company from that post in 1863
William_Henry_McNeill
American football player and actor (1947–2024)
Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024), nicknamed "the Juice", was an American football player, actor, and media personality. He played
O._J._Simpson
Canadian family of commerce and politics
C. his entire adult life. In 1857 William married Mary Anne Allen in Fort Simpson. William was put in charge of several H.B.C. posts and districts in the
Hardisty_family
(Wrigley, Tungsten, Nahanni Butte, Fort Liard, Jean Marie River, Fort Simpson, Kakisa, Trout Lake (Sambaa K'e) and Fort Providence). The district gained
Mackenzie-Laird
United States Army base on Tongass Island
between the various Tlingit tribes and the Hudson's Bay Company post at Fort Simpson, which was just 15 miles south. In 1879 there were 700 Tongass under
Fort_Tongass
Simpson Northwest Territories Fort Simpson (Great Slave No. 2) Heliport CFD8 Fort Simpson Northwest Territories Fort Simpson Island Airport CET4 Fort
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Primary fur trading post of the Pacific Fur Company
Governor George Simpson spent the winter of 1824 at Fort George. He found the station inappropriate both as a fur post and a regional depot. Simpson ordered the
Fort_Astoria
Airline in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada
and announced it would acquire two Dash 8s to cover the Yellowknife-Fort Smith-Fort Chipewyan-Edmonton route. As of 5 November 2025[update] Air Tindi operates
Air_Tindi
Indigenous tribal council in Canada
Point (Ts’ueh Nda – Spruce Point) Fort Providence Métis Council (Local 57) - Fort Providence Métis Fort Simpson Métis Nation (Local 52) - Fort Simpson
Dehcho_First_Nations
Archaeological site in Alaska, United States
permanent post of Fort Simpson. The HBC closed operations at Fort Durham in 1843. The majority of the 8 Hawaiian Kanakas employees at Fort Durham were reassigned
Fort_Durham
Valley in Yukon, Canada
south-eastward, then eastward and finally merges into the Mackenzie River at Fort Simpson, NWT where the combined waters turn back north for the Mackenzie's long
Tintina_Trench
Canadian filmmaker, actress, activist
The Revenant. Nakehk'o is Dehcho Dene and Denesuline, and was born in Fort Simpson in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The Revenant was Nakehk'o's first
Melaw_Nakehk'o
Resolution. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 11 October 2013. Fort Simpson. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved
List of National Historic Sites of Canada in the Northwest Territories
List_of_National_Historic_Sites_of_Canada_in_the_Northwest_Territories
opening up the area. Moreover, the Liard Highway, opened in 1984, connects Fort Simpson to the Alaska Highway. Other highways link Inuvik to the Yukon and Hay
Geography of the Northwest Territories
Geography_of_the_Northwest_Territories
Hamlet in Northwest Territories, Canada
Fort Resolution (Denı́nu Kų́ę́ (pronounced "deh-nih-noo-kwenh") "moose island place") is a hamlet in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories
Fort_Resolution
Fur Trade Outpost in Washington, United States
removal of the company property at Spokane House was moved to Fort Colvile in March 1826. Simpson also gave instructions to Chief Factor John McLoughlin for
Fort_Colvile
Town in Northwest Territories, Canada
the winter ice road, December to March, that connects with Wrigley and Fort Simpson. The most common method of travel into Norman Wells is by air via the
Norman_Wells
Northwest, Spokane House was abandoned by George Simpson in 1825, in favor of a new post that became Fort Colvile. The site of Spokane House is in Spokane
Spokane_House
Scottish colonial administrator and explorer
Sir George Simpson (c. 1792 – 7 September 1860) was a Scottish explorer businessman. He was the colonial governor of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) during
George_Simpson_(businessman)
Canadian fur trader and explorer
Governor George Simpson from York Factory far west to the lower Columbia River, arriving at Fort George on November 8 of that year. Simpson described McMillan
James_McMillan_(fur_trader)
City in British Columbia, Canada
historically referred to as Fort George Indian Band. Throughout the 19th century, HBC Fort George trading post remained unchanged, and Fort St. James reigned as
Prince George, British Columbia
Prince_George,_British_Columbia
Formation in the west. Towards the southwest, it passes laterally into the Fort Simpson Formation and Exshaw Formation. To the south, it passes into the Dunedin
Besa_River_Formation
Canadian pelt trader and zoologist (1827–1874)
After moving to many locations, in 1865, he became the chief trader at Fort Simpson. After a visit by Robert Kennicott to collect natural history specimens
Bernard_Rogan_Ross
provided by Cooper Barging Services basing their marine services from Fort Simpson and Marine Transportation Services, now owned by the territorial government
Boats of the Mackenzie River watershed
Boats_of_the_Mackenzie_River_watershed
Town in Alaska
Fort Yukon (Gwichʼin: Gwichyaa Zheh) is a village in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska, straddling the Arctic Circle. The population
Fort_Yukon,_Alaska
Radio station in Northwest Territories, Canada
transmitter at Fort Providence, CRTC, September 19, 2013 Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-552, CFYK Yellowknife – New transmitter at Fort Simpson, CRTC, October
CFYK-FM
American soccer player (born 2002)
Ella Grace Simpson (born July 21, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Fort Lauderdale United FC of the USL Super League. She
Ella_Simpson
Canadian retail business holding company
various company settlements, including Fort Vancouver, Fort Colvile, Spokane House, Fort Simpson, Fort Nisqually, and Fort Victoria. Hudson's Bay Company papers
Hudson's_Bay_Company
Shingle Point Shoal Lake Shoal River Fort Simpson (Mackenzie River) Fort Simpson, (Nass) (Lax Kw'alaams) Sioux Lookout Fort Smith Snake Country Somerset House
List of Hudson's Bay Company trading posts
List_of_Hudson's_Bay_Company_trading_posts
ordered Fort Stikine and the adjacent posts of Fort McLoughlin and Fort Durham to be closed. Only Fort Simpson was to be maintained, which with the steamship
Fort_Stikine
Canadian politician (born 1943)
Métis from Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. Considered a residential-school survivor, he attended residential schools in Fort Simpson, Providence
Nick_Sibbeston
Cyprian's Residential School Sturgeon Lake (Calais) Residential School Fort Vermilion (St. Henri) Residential School Wabasca (St. John’s) Residential
List of Indian residential schools in Canada
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List of protected areas of the Northwest Territories
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Airport in Alert, Nunavut, Canada
airport. The airport's fire and rescue operations are supported by a 2012 KME/Fort Garry Fire Truck ARFF. Two bulldozers are used to grade the runway when needed
Alert_Airport
Lake (Kitikmeot Region) Finlayson Islands Fort McPherson (Murdoch McPherson) Fort Simpson (George Simpson) Mackenzie Highway Mackenzie Mountains and
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as Fort Simpson, in 1853. His father was an Iroquois laborer from eastern Canada who was in the employee of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Simpson. His
Frederick_Alexcee
District municipality in British Columbia, Canada
Fort St. James is a district municipality and former fur trading post in northern central British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the south-eastern
Fort_St._James
Fortification
Fort Hall was a fort in the Western United States that was built in 1834 as a fur trading post by Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth. It was located on the Snake River
Fort_Hall
Resolution Fort St. James Fort St. John Fort Simpson Trout Lake Fort Fort Victoria Fort Ware Fort Yale Fort Alexander Fort Bourbon Brandon House Brunswick
List of fur trading post and forts in North America
List_of_fur_trading_post_and_forts_in_North_America
Canadian geological formation and natural gas field
metres (1,050 ft) in the subsurface of the Fort Nelson area. The Horn River Formation is overlain by the Fort Simpson Formation and underlain by the limestones
Horn_River_Formation
United States historic place
Fort Boise is either of two different locations in the Western United States, both in southwestern Idaho. The first was a Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) trading
Fort_Boise
Former fur trading district of North America
Flathead Post, Kootanae House, Fort Boise, Fort Hall, Fort Simpson, Fort Taku, Fort McLoughlin (in Milbanke Sound), Fort Stikine, as well as a number of
Columbia_District
Canadian telecommunications project
The route extends from McGill Lake in southern NWT, 90 km south of Fort Simpson, to Tukoyaktuk on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, a distance of approximately
Mackenzie_Valley_Fibre_Link
Canadian politician
1872 as a clerk. Hall was stationed in the New Caledonia District, at Fort Simpson, at Victoria and at Prince Albert. He was promoted to chief factor in
Robert_Hanley_Hall
Flon Manitoba CYFR YFR Fort Resolution Airport Fort Resolution Northwest Territories CYFS YFS Fort Simpson Airport Fort Simpson Northwest Territories CYFT
List of airports by ICAO code: C
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Alberta CFD5 Grimshaw Airport Grimshaw Alberta CFD8 Fort Simpson (Great Slave No. 2) Heliport Fort Simpson Northwest Territories CFE7 Kananaskis Village Helistop
List of Canadian airports by location indicator: CF
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Canadian missionary
k.a. Port Simpson, a.k.a. Fort Simpson), B.C., and his mother was a Tsimshian of the Gispaxlo'ots tribe from Port Simpson who died when he was three
William Henry Pierce (missionary)
William_Henry_Pierce_(missionary)
Kakisa Formation. In its western extent, it overlies and grades into the Fort Simpson Formation. It is equivalent to the Sassenach Formation in the central
Trout_River_Formation
Governor of the Colony of British Columbia (1803–1877)
life, Connolly asked HBC Governor George Simpson to transfer the younger man elsewhere. He was reassigned to Fort Vancouver, headquarters of the company's
James_Douglas_(governor)
American musician
Bryan Simpson is an American singer-songwriter from Fort Worth, Texas, who is based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Simpson is best known for his solo output
Bryan_Simpson
Chief of the Tsimshian people (1831–1916) in British Columbia, Canada
settlement called "Laghco," near where the Hudson's Bay Company established Fort Simpson at Lax Kw'alaams in 1834. He married Catherine (a.k.a. Dorcas) Datacks
Arthur_Wellington_Clah
Indigenous people of the northwest coast of North America
Columbia. Some of the Chiefs of these nine tribes happened to be located at Fort Simpson (later Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia) when the Indian Agent assigned
Tsimshian
Town in Ontario, Canada
Hudson's Bay Company, who would visit the fort many times. In 1841 she became Lady Simpson after George Simpson was knighted, and she died in 1853 at Lachine
Fort_Frances
first one in the Yellowknife, Northwest Territories area and the other in Fort Smith. In most communities, loads are served by local diesel generators.
List of generating stations in the Northwest Territories
List_of_generating_stations_in_the_Northwest_Territories
Kotcho Formation and conformably overlays the Trout River Formation and Fort Simpson Formation. It is equivalent to the lower Wabamun Group in Alberta and
Tetcho_Formation
Topics referred to by the same term
YFS may refer to: Fort Simpson Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada (IATA:YFS) York Federation of Students, Toronto, Ontario, Canada YFS (disambiguation)
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