Watson Lake, Yukon

From Wikipedia

Watson Lake is a town on the Alaska Highway in the southeastern Yukon. Population in December 2004 was 1,547 (Yukon Bureau of Statistics). Watson Lake is near the Liard River. A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... The Alaska Highway, also Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, Al-Can Highway, runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. ... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th)  - Land 474,391 km²  - Water 8,052 km² (1. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in December • 30 Artie Shaw • 29 Julius Axelrod • 28 Jacques Dupuis • 28 Jerry Orbach • 28 Susan Sontag • 26 Reggie White • 26 Sir Angus Ogilvy • 23 P. V. Narasimha Rao • 23 Doug Ault • 19 Renata Tebaldi • 16... The Liard River is a river that flows through the Yukon Territory, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, and in Canada. ...

Watson Lake is the centre of the small forestry industry in the Yukon and has been a service centre for the mining industry, especially for the Cassiar asbestos mine in northern British Columbia and the Cantung tungsten mine on the Yukon-Northwest Territories border in the Mackenzie Mountains. Forestry (formally known as silviculture) is the art, science, and practice of studying and managing forests and related natural resources. ... Mine can refer to a number of things: Mines are tunnels used in mining for extraction of resources. ... Asbestos (Greek a-, not; sbestos, extinguishable) is a group of fibrous metamorphic minerals. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell ( BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th)  - Land 925,186 km²  - Water 19,549 km² (2. ... General Name, Symbol, Number Tungsten, W, 74 Chemical series Transition metals Group, Period, Block 6 (VIB), 6 , d Density, Hardness 19250 kg/m3, 7. ... A former territory in the United States is called Northwest Territory. ...

Tourist attractions in Waston Lake include the Northern Lights Centre and the much-imitated orginal "Signpost Forest". The Signpost Forest was started in 1942 by a homesick U.S. Army G.I. working on the Alaska Highway, who put up a sign the name of his home town and the distance. Others followed suit and the tradition continues to this day. There are today more than 10,000 signs pointing to locations across the world. Aurora borealis Polar aurorae are optical phenomena characterized by colorful displays of light in the night sky. ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Alaska Highway, also Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, Al-Can Highway, runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. ...

Watson Lake and the neighbouring Upper Liard settlement are the home of the Liard First Nation, a member of the Kaska Dena council. First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which... A native Canadian language spoken by tribes of the Yukon territory. ...

Climate

Like most of the Yukon, Watson Lake has a subarctic climate. Watson Lake experiences annual temperature average daily highs of 21°C in July and average daily lows of -29°C in January. Record high temperature was 34°C in May 1983 and the lowest was -59°C in January 1947. Watson Lake has more precipitation other parts of the Yukon with an average annual snowfall of 197cm and 255mm of rainfall, resulting in larger trees and a more viable forest industry. Regions having a subarctic climate (also called boreal climate) are characterized by very cold winters, and brief, warm summers. ... May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Community profile

According to the Canada 2001 Census: The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

Note: data also includes Upper Liard Settlement

Links

• Community Profile (http://www.yukoncommunities.yk.ca/communities/watsonlake/)
• Town of Watson Lake (http://www.yukoninfo.com/watson/watsonlakeinfo.htm)
• Kaska Dena Council (http://www.kaskadenacouncil.com/)