Carmacks, Yukon 作者：  来源：  发布时间：2021-07-21

I.Population and Area

₋Area

 Land: 36.95 km2 (14.27 sq mi)

₋Population (2016)

 Total: 493

 Density: 13.3/km2 (34/sq mi)

II.Natural Geography

₋Carmacks is a village in Yukon, Canada, on the Yukon River along the Klondike Highway, and at the west end of the  Robert Campbell Highway from Watson Lake. The population is 493 (Canada Census, 2016). It is the home of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, a Northern Tutchone -speaking people.

₋Carmacks is situated at the confluence of the Nordenskiold and Yukon rivers, approximately 180 km (110 mi) north of Whitehorse and 360 km (220 mi) south of Dawson City on the North Klondike Highway. It is the site of one of the four bridges over the Yukon River. The Campbell Highway also intersects the community and carries on to Faro, Ross River and Watson Lake, providing a gateway to the Canol Road and some of Yukon's most spectacular scenery.

III.Economy

₋Average Carmacks Hotel Limited hourly pay ranges from approximately $14.37 per hour for Baker to $18.75 per hour for Food and Beverage Manager.

₋Salary information comes from 254 data points collected directly from employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on Indeed in the past 36 months.

₋Please note that all salary figures are approximations based upon third party submissions to Indeed. These figures are given to the Indeed users for the purpose of generalized comparison only. Minimum wage may differ by jurisdiction and you should consult the employer for actual salary figures.

₋Website: https://ca.indeed.com/cmp/Carmacks-Hotel-Limited/salaries?location=CA%2FYT%2FCarmacks

IV.Industrial Characteristics

₋Mining

₋The area around Carmacks has abundant mineral resources, including coal, copper, and gold. Various mining activities are taking place on mineral sites around Carmacks. There is a small zinc-copper mine in production near Carmacks operated by Western Silver and a gold property northwest of Carmacks currently in the exploration stage operated by Northern Freegold Resources based out of Whitehorse.

V.Attractions

1.Tagé Cho Hudän Interpretive Centre

₋The Tagé Cho Hudän Interpretive Centre showcases the past and present culture of the Northern Tutchone with many fascinating exhibits. Indoor features include a moose skin boat, a dug-out canoe, a rare collection of stone and bone tools, a beaded slipper collection, and traditional outfits. Outdoors, visitors will find a walking trail through several First Nation outdoor displays. The centre is home to the world's only mammoth snare diorama!

₋The staff conducts guided tours in an oral tradition. Visitors are encouraged to listen to the stories and information, and learn about the culture and exhibits.

₋Phone: (867) 863-5831

₋Fax: (867) 863-5710 or (867) 863-5831

₋Email: tagechohudan@northwestel.net

₋Mail: PO Box 135, Carmacks, Yukon, Y0B 1C0

₋Website: https://www.yukonmuseums.ca/cultural/tagecho/tagecho.html

2.Frenchman Lake Campground

₋Warning:

₋The road is gravel and winding. Check road conditions before you go and drive carefully, especially after rain.

₋Site description:

₋This small, cozy campground offers offers good access to Frenchman Lake for boating and swimming from the dock.

₋The gate will remain open after service to this campground has ended. Register your stay (payment not required). Bring your own wood and toilet paper and pack out your garbage.

₋Website: https://yukon.ca/en/outdoor-recreation-and-wildlife/camping/site/frenchman-lake

3.Yukon transportation museum

₋Yukon character is glimpsed through the stories of people moving themselves, their possessions, and their ideas through the vast landscape and its ever changing seasons.

₋The Yukon Transportation Museum brings to life transportation history in the Yukon. Follow the stories of the early bush pilots as they struggled to make community access easier. Hike the Chilkoot trail alongside the intrepid stampeders as they forged their way by boat, foot and train to make it to the storied riches of Yukon’s Klondike gold fields. Hear the tales of the people that shaped the Alaska Highway, the road still essential to life in Canada’s famous Yukon.

₋These are stories of love, loss, riches, ingenuity, devastation, adventure, fear, separation, and joy. They show us how and why people have been moving over this land for thousands of years.

₋Address: 30 Electra Crescent, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 0M7

₋Phone: (867) 668-4792

₋Website: https://goytm.ca/

VI.History

₋The name of the settlement comes from George Carmack who, in 1891, found coal nearby. He created a trading post and began by engaging in commerce with local people, before opening a coal mine in the south bank of the Yukon River. The focus of his entrepreneurial energy switched a few years later when he or his wife, Kate Carmack, discovered gold, at what was to become the Discovery Claim, near Dawson City.

₋The community consists of the Village of Carmacks and the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation and was named after George Washington Carmack, who found coal near Tantalus Butte (locally called Coal Mine Hill) in 1893. Carmack built a trading post and traded with locals near the present site of Carmacks and also started a coal mine on the south bank of the Yukon River. Carmack soon discovered gold in the Dawson region with his wife, Kate Carmack, her brother, Keish (Skookum Jim), and Dawson Charlie (Tagish Charlie) a few years later, starting the Klondike Gold Rush. Carmacks became incorporated as a village on November 1, 1984.

VII.Contact Information

₋Government

 Mayor: Lee Bodie

₋City Hall

₋Address:

 Box 113, Carmacks YT Y0B 1C0

 Ph:  (867) 863-6271

₋Fax: (867) 863-6606

₋Email: info@carmacks.ca

Website: http://www.carmacks.ca/p/contact-us