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Deline (DE-la-nay)
is a small, thriving Dene community on Great Bear Lake, just a few
kilometres from the mouth of the Great Bear River. The name means
"where the water flows" in the Slavey language, and was
formally adopted in 1993. For many years before, Canadians called
this town Fort Franklin, after English explorer Sir John Franklin
who was among the first European to visit it. The community was
a meeting place for the people of the Sahtu long before Franklin
arrived.
Winter in these
lands is cold and often clear, beginning in October and lasting
to May. April begins a time of very pleasant weather, and in summer
the temperatures can be a balmy 25 or 30 Celsius. The area has long
been appreciated by fishing enthusiasts with a taste for the true
experience of the Canadian north. Great Bear Lake is host to world
record Lake Trout, including a "monster" caught in the
summer of 2001 that tipped the scales at 74 pounds.
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