[21], Hamlet in the Northwest Territories, Canada, "Tuk" redirects here. The steamer ‘Seattle’ returned from Dawson City in November 1897 with $800,000 in drafts and securities and 35 lbs. Due to the dominance of cold air, Tuktoyaktuk has a lower precipitation rate than many desert climates. Thanks to its landmass link many thousands of kilometres to the south,[clarification needed] temperatures way above average can occur in summer in spite of the cold surrounding waters. In subsequent years, the Dene people, as well as residents of Herschel Island, settled here. As of 2018, this is still yet to result in any high above 29.4 °C (84.9 °F). For more information, see border information from the Government of the Northwest Territories at: According to legend, a woman looked on as some caribou, common at the site, waded into the water and turned into stone, or became petrified. South Klondike #7 Atlin Road #3 Haines Road #8 Tagish Road #4 Robert Campbell #37 Stewart Cassiar #1 Alaska Highway Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport links Tuktoyaktuk to Inuvik. Tuktoyaktuk is commonly referred to simply by its first syllable, Tuk /tʌk/. Learn the Lay of the Land NWT Parks Map Foldout NWT Parks distributes a free, high-resolution map of the Territory. By 1937, the Hudson's Bay Company had established a trading post. Parks Canada will not be building the winter road to Fort Chipewyan, Alberta this winter. Tuktoyaktuk is the gateway for exploring Pingo National Landmark, an area protecting eight nearby pingos in a region which contains approximately 1,350 of these Arctic ice-dome hills. When severe weather threatens, Environment Canada issues alerts that notify those in affected areas so that they can take steps to protect themselves and their property from harm. Tuktoyaktuk Nördlichste Gemeinde Kanadas und Sitz der Firma Gruben (Arbeitgeber von Alex Debogorski und Rick Yemm während dieser Saison). March is also colder than December, and is the only month yet to record a temperature above freezing at any point. Other activities include collecting driftwood, berrypicking and reindeer herding. Yukon Territory. [8][9] Tuktoyaktuk, often called Tuk is one of six Inuvialuit communities in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Special statements: issued to highlight significant weather or express uncertainty. [1], In 2017 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 1,026 with an average yearly growth rate of 1.3 from 2007.[7]. Since the Arctic Ocean freezes over for much of the year, the maritime influence is minimized, resulting in cold winters and a strong seasonal lag in spring. DAWSON CITY WATSON LAKE WHITEHORSE CAMPBELL REGION FARO ROSS RIVER ... #5 Dempster Highway #2 North Klondike #6 Canol Road. Tuktoyaktuk, often called Tuk is one of six Inuvialuit communities in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Yukon River. Many locals still hunt, fish, and trap. SLEEP. S4: E8. STAY. Log out of your CBC account. This results in April being much colder than October and May much colder than September. Fort Chipewyan Winter Road [11], Tuktoyaktuk is the anglicized form of the native Inuvialuit place-name, meaning "resembling a caribou". Inuvik ist eine Stadt im Nordwesten Kanadas jenseits des nördlichen Polarkreises.Sie hat 3.243 Einwohner (Stand 2016), die Gemeindefläche beträgt 46,76 km², von denen 5 % genutzt werden. Teslin River. Tuktoyaktuk English: /tʌktəˈjæktʌk/, or Tuktuyaaqtuuq IPA: [təktujaːqtuːq] (Inuvialuktun: it looks like a caribou),[4] is an Inuvialuit hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, at the northern terminus of the Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway. Tuktoyaktuk is predominately Indigenous (90.8%) with Inuit (Inuvialuit) making up 88.0%, 9.2% non-Aboriginal, 1.7% First Nations and 1.1% giving multiple Indigenous backgrounds. The community of Tuktoyaktuk eventually became a base for the oil and natural gas exploration of the Beaufort Sea. The settlement's location (and harbour) made Tuk important in resupplying the civilian contractors and Air Force personnel along the DEW Line. Marine Transportation Services (MTS) is a major employer in this region. Locals rely on caribou in the autumn, ducks and geese in both spring and autumn, and fishing year-round. In late 2010, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency announced that an environmental study would be undertaken on a proposed all-weather road between Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk. The highway passes Fort McPherson at kilometre 85 and Tsiigehtchic at kilometre 142.6. Current weather conditions and forecasts across Canada. 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Mobile Navigation Canvas Test. Peel Watershed. [13], Radar domes were installed beginning in the 1950s as part of the Distant Early Warning Line, to monitor air traffic and detect possible Soviet intrusions during the Cold War. The Dempster Highway is a 700-kilometre extremely isolated dirt road with only one service station (they also offer accommodation and a restaurant) option along the way in Eagle Plains. ... E9 Dempster Highway North . Tuktoyaktuk English: / t ʌ k t ə ˈ j æ k t ʌ k /, or Tuktuyaaqtuuq IPA: [təktujaːqtuːq] (Inuvialuktun: it looks like a caribou), is an Inuvialuit hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, at the northern terminus of the Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway. Highway 1 (kilometre 411.2): Jean Marie River Bridge September 29, 2020 until further notice. REST. Tuktoyaktuk. On 9 September 1944, a serious fall windstorm blew through the community and severely damaged several buildings and schooners docked at the harbour, also killing 11 people en route back from a reindeer station on the Anderson River on the schooner Cally. This brought many more outsiders into the region. Log Out. No formal archaeological sites exist today, but the settlement has been used by the native Inuvialuit for centuries as a place to harvest caribou and beluga whales. Between 1890 and 1910, a sizeable number of Tuktoyaktuk's native families were wiped out in flu epidemics brought in by American whalers. Ulukhaktok (Holman) Yukon Rivers. Large industrial buildings remain from the busy period following the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries 1973 oil embargo and 1979 summertime fuel shortage. This road trip takes a little more preparation than the others and will be much harder on your vehicle than any other road trip mentioned in this article. No weight restrictions (normal conditions): Highway 8                 Km 0 – Km 272.5, Yellowknife Airport - Arrivals and Departures, pc.woodbuffaloinfo-infowoodbuffalo.pc@canada.ca. Tuktoyaktuk is the subject of the song "Time Before Bones", This page was last edited on 9 February 2021, at 10:21. Download: NWT Tourism Map Foldout (PDF, 4.4 MB) In spite of this, the cold temperatures mean it receives more than a metre of snow a year on average. The Dempster Highway is a 740 KM bucket list journey from Dawson City, Yukon to Inuvik, Northwest Territories offering incredible scenery, wide open spaces and remote beauty. In addition, the oil and gas industry continues to employ explorers and other workers. Dempster Highway Tuktoyaktuk Highway Road Camera image/svg+xml Inuvik Tsiigehtchic Paulatuk Tuktoyaktuk Aklavik Fort McPherson Ulukhaktok Sachs Harbour Colville Lake Fort Good Hope Norman Wells Déline Tulit à ... Highway 1 (kilometre 411.2): Jean Marie River Bridge September 29, … In 1947, Tuktoyaktuk became the site of one of the first government day schools, designed to forcibly assimilate Inuit youth into 'mainstream' Canadian culture.[14][15]. [16] Work on the Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway officially started on 8 January 2014, and the highway was officially opened on 15 November 2017.[8]. The landmark comprises an area roughly 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi), just a few miles west of the community, and includes Canada's highest (the world's second-highest) pingo, at 49 m (161 ft).[17]. The type of alert issued depends on the severity and timing of the event. Heading south from Inuvik, we embark on one of the world's great road trips as we follow the northern contours of... Canada Over the Edge. Local languages are Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) and English with a few North Slavey and Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib) speakers. Tuktoyaktuk is set on Kugmallit Bay, near the Mackenzie River Delta, and is located on the Arctic tree line. [8] Formerly known as Port Brabant, the community was renamed in 1950 and was the first place in Canada to revert to the traditional Indigenous name. In 1898 about 25,000 gold-seekers hiked the Chilkoot Trail for the boomtown of Dawson City. This 30-minute flight costs a few hundred dollars per passenger. For more information, please call or email: 867-872-7960 or email pc.woodbuffaloinfo-infowoodbuffalo.pc@canada.ca. The Dempster is the only public highway in North America to cross the Arctic Circle. Highway 8, also known as the Dempster Highway, is a gravel highway (except the last 10 kilometres which are paved) that starts at the Yukon/NWT border and continues for 272 kilometres to Inuvik. of gold. Coronavirus) the NWT borders are closed to all non-essential travel. [10] The settlement lies north of the Arctic Circle on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, and is the only community in Canada on the Arctic Ocean that is connected to the rest of Canada by road. Politisch gehört Inuvik zum Gebiet der Nordwest-Territorien.Es ist die größte Stadt in Kanada nördlich des Polarkreises. Tuktoyaktuk's climate stands in stark contrast to those of Northern Norway on similar latitudes, but is in many ways less extreme in comparison with Eastern Canada on higher latitudes, where summers are colder. Formerly in winter time, the Tuktoyaktuk Winter Road provided road access to Inuvik. Today, reefs resembling these petrified caribou are said to be visible at low tide along the shore of the town.[12]. From the small community of Tuktoyaktuk, we explore the Mackenzie River Delta, ending in Inuvik - the transportation... Canada Over the Edge. In addition, Tuktoyaktuk's natural harbour was historically used as a means to transport supplies to other Inuvialuit settlements. At the 2016 Census, the Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk had a population of 898, up 5.2% from the 2011 census total of 854. There are 283 private dwellings, and a population density of 64.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (166/sq mi).The average annual personal income in 2015 was $21,984 Canadian and the average family income was $55,424. Most wages today, however, come from tourism and transportation. Single lane traffic only (alternating flow). The $300-million Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway opened in November 2017,[20][8] which provides all-season access to Inuvik, which connects to the rest of the highway networks in Canada. Tuktoyaktuk displays a subarctic climate (Dfc), just short of a polar (tundra) climate, as the July mean temperature is barely above 10 °C (50 °F). CAMP. Zugang zur Ice Road vom Festland (Dempster Highway) aus und Sitz der Firma Northwind Industries, Ltd. (Arbeitgeber von Hugh Rowland in dieser Saison).