Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p La Loche is a northern village in northwest Saskatchewan. It is located on Highway 155 on the eastern shore of Lac La Loche in Canada's boreal forest. It is located within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District.Bordering La Loche to the north and reached via Highway 955 is the Clearwater River Dene Nation with a population of 778 people. Together with the 2,611 residents of La Loche, the area holds about 30 percent of the Dene Suline speakers of Canada. The Denesuline language is spoken by 89% of the residents.The Northern Hamlet of Black Point lies on the southern shore of the lake and is accessible via the Garson Lake Road Highway 956. This road ends in Garson Lake. From there a winter road is built every year to Fort McMurray, Alberta.Located on the northern end of Lac La Loche is the Methye Portage or Portage La Loche. At Rendezvous Lake on the 19 kilometre portage the fur brigades would meet every year and exchange trade goods for furs. Brigades such as the Portage La Loche Brigade from Fort Garry came from the south while the Athabasca and Mackenzie brigades came from the north. The furs were then brought to York Factory on the Hudson Bay for shipment to England.This portage to the Clearwater River was in use for more than a century during the fur trade. It is now part of the Clearwater River Provincial Park and a National Historic Site. The Clearwater River is also a Canadian Heritage River.. }
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- La_Loche,_Saskatchewan abstract "La Loche is a northern village in northwest Saskatchewan. It is located on Highway 155 on the eastern shore of Lac La Loche in Canada's boreal forest. It is located within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District.Bordering La Loche to the north and reached via Highway 955 is the Clearwater River Dene Nation with a population of 778 people. Together with the 2,611 residents of La Loche, the area holds about 30 percent of the Dene Suline speakers of Canada. The Denesuline language is spoken by 89% of the residents.The Northern Hamlet of Black Point lies on the southern shore of the lake and is accessible via the Garson Lake Road Highway 956. This road ends in Garson Lake. From there a winter road is built every year to Fort McMurray, Alberta.Located on the northern end of Lac La Loche is the Methye Portage or Portage La Loche. At Rendezvous Lake on the 19 kilometre portage the fur brigades would meet every year and exchange trade goods for furs. Brigades such as the Portage La Loche Brigade from Fort Garry came from the south while the Athabasca and Mackenzie brigades came from the north. The furs were then brought to York Factory on the Hudson Bay for shipment to England.This portage to the Clearwater River was in use for more than a century during the fur trade. It is now part of the Clearwater River Provincial Park and a National Historic Site. The Clearwater River is also a Canadian Heritage River.".