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LIFEISGOODINHAYRIVERLIFEISGOODINHAYRIVERPhotoAdamHillHayRiveriscalledtheHuboftheNorthforgoodreason.MuchofthefreightthatowstotheNWTcomesbytruckuptheMackenzieHighwayandfor55yearsHayRiverhasservedastheNorthernterminusofmuchofthattrafc.AdditionallyitisastagingareaandlaunchpointforbargesthatservecommunitiesthroughoutthelengthoftheMackenzieVal-leyandtheArcticCoast.TugsandbargescomeandgofromthelargestoperationandmainofcesoftheNorthernTransportationCompanywithitsshippinganddrydockfacilities.AgrowingcommunitysituatedwheretheHayRiverowsnorthintoGreatSlavelakethecom-munityhasbeendenedbythelakeattributingtoitscharacterandindustry.Ithasalonghistoryofcommercialshingbutitisalsoagreatjumpingoffpointfortour-ismadventurelodgesandsailingthemassiveinlandsea.VisitthebeachesofGreatSlavelakeandyoumayseejetboatstuningupfortheannualjetboatracesthatraceupriverinoneofthemostexcitingeventsanywhere.HayRiverhasitsfairshareofgovernmentofcesincludingthreeseparateNWTgovernmentdepart-mentalheadofcesaswellastheheadquartersoftheNorthwestTer-ritoriesPowerCorp.Itshearthow-everislledwithentrepreneurialspiritanditisrenownedforitsvi-brantengagedandlong-servingbusinesscommunity.TwoFirstNationcommunitiesadddepthandcharacterhistoryandculturetoHayRiver.TheKatlodeecheFirstNationisonreservelandacrosstheriverfromthemaintownsitenearbywhentheriverisfrozenandabitofalongerdrivearoundandoverthebridgeinsummer.TheWestPointFirstNa-tionisonthelakeshoreadjacenttotheoldestpartofHayRiverknownaffectionatelyasOldTown.OnecannottalkofHayRiverwithoutmentioningthevolun-teerswhofostersomanyamaz-ingeventsthroughouttheyear.Crosscountryskiingandbiath-lonhaveenthusiasticorganiz-ersandcoacheswithgroupsofyoungathletestoshowforit.Thelivesofmanyinthecom-munityrevolvearoundthearenainwinteraswellforHayRiverisaserioushockeytown.Insum-merthereistheannualNWTtrackmeetHayDaysandotheractivitiestoheightenthespiritandwarmthesoul.Thisisaplacewherepeoplearewelcomeandwillndfriends.WHATSINSIDEHAYDAYSSCHEDULEHAYRIVERPREPARESFORFIRSTTOWNHOMECOMINGFRIENDLYTOWNSUPPORTSHAYRIVERPHOTOGRAPHYTOURISMOPERATORSPUTTINGHAYRIVERONTHEMAPTAMERLANESPINEPOINTPROJECTSTILLONQUESTFORFUNDINGAVALONPROGRESSINGWITHTHORLAKEPINEPOINTPLANSWHATTODOINAHAYRIVERSUMMERHAYRIVERCHUGSALONGHOMECOMINGSCHEDULEHUBOFTHENORTHHAYRIVERHASAVIBRANTSPIRITSHAPEDBYTHELAKEITBORDERS