Enterprise, Northwest Territories

Infobox Settlement
name = Enterprise
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label= Enterprise
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lat = 60.556667
long = -116.142778
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width=250
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settlement_type = Hamlet
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Territory
subdivision_name1 = Northwest Territories
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = South Slave Region
subdivision_type3 = Constituency
subdivision_name3 = Deh Cho
subdivision_type4 = Census division
subdivision_name4 = Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Allan Flamand
leader_title1 = Senior Administrative Officer
leader_name1 = Scotty Edgerton
leader_title2 = MLA
leader_name2 = Michael McLeod
established_title = Incorporated (hamlet)
established_date = 29 October 2007
area_land_km2 = 286.90
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latd= 60.556667
longd= -116.142778
population_total = 97
population_density_km2 = 0.3
timezone = Mountain (MST)
utc_offset = -7
timezone_DST = MDT
utc_offset_DST = -6
postal_code_type = Canadian Postal code
postal_code = X0E 0R1
area_code = 867
blank_name = Telephone exchange
blank_info = 984
footnotes = Sources:Community Governance Data List [http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/governments/printpage.asp?Other=FALSE Community Governance Data List] ] ,
2006 Canada Census [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6106021&Geo2=PR&Code2=61&Data=Count&SearchText=Detah&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= 2006 Census] ] ,
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre [http://www.pwnhc.ca/programs/downloads/OfficialCommunityNames.pdf Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre - official names] ] ,
Canada Flight Supplement [CFS]

Enterprise is a hamlet [ [http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/resources/Differences_in_Comm_Govt_Structure.pdf Differences in Community Government Structure] ] [ [http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/governments/communityresult.asp?ComCode=107 Local & Regional Governments] ] in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, located between Great Slave Lake and the Alberta border on the Hay River. The 2006 Census population count was 97.

Enterprise is at an important junction of the Mackenzie Highway and the road to Yellowknife and was established when two service stations were built to take advantage of traffic along these highways. It has since grown to include a cargo station, Winnie's Restaurant, and a motel to accommodate travelers. Most of the remaining commercial region, however, is currently closed for business and looking for buyers.

It is a significant point on the Northwest Territories highway system, as all traffic that heads to the two largest population centers, Yellowknife to the north, and the nearby town of Hay River to the northeast, must pass through. As such, a tourism center/visitors center is located right in the heart of town, where the old weigh station used to be.

According to the 2006 Census the population is 97 with just under half being First Nations people The main languages, besides English, are South Slavey and Chipewyan. [ [http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/_live/pages/wpPages/mapenterprise.aspx Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Enterprise profile] ]

In 2007, Enterprise filed a petition to change from settlement status to hamlet, which would allow for greater powers by council, a public voting for mayor, and freedom to set property tax rates. On 27 October 2007 the community was officially incorporated and Allan Flamand became the first mayor.

Enterprise's Greyhound Lines of Canada station is a major transfer point for people travelling south from Yellowknife to Hay River or Alberta, and people travelling north from Alberta to Hay River or Yellowknife.

References

External links

* [http://www.stats.gov.nt.ca/Infrastructure/Comm%20Sheets/Enterprise.html Enterprise at the GNWT]