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Fort Good Hope Co-operative Limited
Box 13,
Ft. Good Hope, NT X0E 0H0
Ph: (867) 598-2543
Fax: (867) 598-2953
Email:
manager.fortgoodhope@ArcticCo-op.com
Fort Good Hope Co-op was incorporated in 1997 and operates
a retail facilityin the community.
The Community
The traditional name of Fort Good Hope is"Radili
Ko (rapids) and is about 35 kms south of the Arctic
Circle, on the beautiful MacKenzie River, and is known
as the Sahtu area of the Northwest Territories. The
population of the settlement is approximately 557 people,
consisting almost entirely of Dene Indians and Metis.
The
community is accessible by air from Inuvik and Norman
Wells year round and bulk supplies and food are barged
in during the summer months. In the winter an
ice road connects Fort Good Hope to communities on the
MacKenzie Highway system.
The
main economic components of the community are hunting,
trapping and guiding. There also oil, natural
gas and mineral explorations carried out in the area,
including the MacKenzie Valley Gas Pipeline project.
There has been some major capital projects carried out
in recent years, including a new school, a senior centre,
a community complex, plus a housing complex of approximately
35 units.
Established in 1805, Fort Good Hope is the oldest settlement
in the lower MacKenzie River Valley, however it was moved
and rebuilt several times until 1839 when the present
location was created. The people of the community are
very proud of their local Catholic Church, which is a
150 years old, The interior paintings were done by a Priest
- Father Emile Petitot - in the early 1850's by using
natural materials, such as berries. The area is suitable
for cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, or snowshoeing
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