Fort Good Hope Co-operative Limited
Box 13,
Ft. Good Hope, NT X0E 0H0
Ph: (867) 598-2543
Fax: (867) 598-2953

manager.fortgoodhope@ArcticCo-op.com

Fort Good Hope Co-op was incorporated in 1997 and operates a retail facility, gas bar/fuel delivery and general contracts. It was developed due to strong support from the local band council, and this support continues with a very involved Board of Directors.

The Community
Fort Good Hope is about 35 kms south of the Arctic Circle, on the beautiful MacKenzie Riever, and is known as the Sahtu area of the Northwest Territories. The population of the settlement is approximately 900 people, consisting almost entirely of Dene Indians and Metis.

The main economic components of the community are hunting, trapping and guiding.  There also oil, natural gas and mineral explorations caried out in the area, including the MacKenzie Valley Gas Pipeline project. There has been some major capital projects carried out in recent years, in cluding a new school, a senior centre, a community complex, plus a housing complex of approximately 35 units.

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 in th early 1850's by using natural materials, such as berries. The area is suitable for cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, or snowshoeing.