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Deline

Deline is a traditional community located on the north shore of the Keith Arm on Great Bear Lake. The community is 544 km northwest of Yellowknife. The community has a population of 543 people.

Services include:

• Health Services
  • 3 Nurses
  • 3 Prevention and Health Promotion Workers
  • 2 Home Support Workers
  • Support Staff
• Social Services
  • 1 Community Social Service Worker
  • 1 Mental Health and Addictions Worker
• Contract services from private dentist in Norman Wells.
• Physician visits 5 days a month.
• Physiotherapist and occupational health therapist visits twice per year.
• Vision specialist visits approximately twice a year.
• Speech and language pathologist services provided by the Beaufort Delta Health and Social Services Authority.

Hospital Access

While Deline has a well equipped health centre and social services office, medical emergencies require that residents leave the community for hospital services.