road from Wrigley located further south. The NWT government is seeking federal funding to help extend the Mackenzie Highway from Wrigley to Tsiigehtchic, where it would connect with the Dempster Highway, as of winter 2014 at least eight major river crossings are in place for the new road, some of which are in use as winter crossings. First Nations Fort Good Hope is represented by the K’asho Go’tine Community Council and belong to the Sahtu Dene Council. Through the council they are in negotiations with the Government of Canada for a land claims settlement. Education Fort Good Hope currently has three institutes providing some form of education. For pre-school, there is the Fort Good Hope Daycare. Elementary, junior high and senior high school students attend Chief T'Selehye School. The K-12 school is one of five schools under the Sahtú Divisional Education Council. The current school was rebuilt in 2011 replace the early 1971 building (renovations 1987 and 1994). It also hosts the community library. For post secondary education Aurora College Learning Centre located in the town allows students to qualify for admission to Aurora College and meet other college and university admission requirements. The closest campus is Inuvik. Communication infrastructure Full postal service - located in the Northern Store Satellite television Two radio stations VF2070 101.9 FM - re-transmitter for CKLB-FM 101.9 FM CBQE-FM 105.1 CBC Radio North One Inuvik and re-transmitter for CHAK (AM) 4G cellular service as of August 20, 2013 Services There is no hospital in Fort Good Hope and has basic care from the local community counselling centre. Urgent care can be assessed at Sahtú Got'iné Regional Health and Social Services Centre in Norman Wells and critical care requiring hospitalization to Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife (via air ambulance). RCMP Fort Good Hope detachment provides general policing in community and under north district of "G" Division, West Region. Fire services are provided from one fire station near RCMP detachment. The service has two pumpers. Climate Fort Good Hope experiences a subarctic climate (Dfc), with long, cold winters and short, warm summers. The highest temperature ever recorded was on 20 June 1911, 11 July 1920 and 5 July 1998. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on 31 January 1917 and 4 February 1947. See also List of municipalities in the Northwest Territories References External links Charter communities in the Northwest Territories Communities in the Sahtu Region Dene