Fort St. John is a city located in northeastern

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, Canada. The most populous municipality in the

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, the city encompasses a total area of about with 21,465 residents recorded in the 2021 Census. Located at Mile 47 of the Alaska Highway, it is one of the largest cities between

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and

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. Established in 1794 as a

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, Fort St. John is the oldest European-established settlement in present-day British Columbia. The city is served by the Fort St. John Airport. The municipal slogan is ''Fort St. John: The Energetic City.''

History

Over the 19th and 20th centuries, the community has been moved a number of times for varying economic reasons. The present location is thought to be its sixth. The original trading post built in the area was named Rocky Mountain House (not to be confused with the modern Alberta town by that name). It was established one year after

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explored the area in 1793. One of a series of forts along the

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constructed to service the fur trade, it was located southwest of the present site of Fort St. John. The Dane-zaa and Sikanni First Nations used it as a trading post. It was also used as a supply depot for further expeditions into the territory. The fort closed in 1805. Fort d'Epinette was built in 1806 by the

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. It was renamed Fort St. John in 1821 following the purchase of the North West Company by the

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. This fort was located about downstream from the mouth of the

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, which at that time was known as the Pine River. It was shut down in 1823. The site was designated a

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in 1958. After a lapse of nearly forty years, Fort St. John was reopened in 1860 on the south side of the Peace River, directly south of the present community. It was moved in 1872 by Francis Work Beatton directly across the river. This community lasted until 1925 when the river ceased to be the main avenue of transportation and the fort was moved closer to where settlers were establishing homesteads. The new town was constructed at Fish Creek, northwest of the present community, on the new trail to

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. It did not shut down until 1975. In 1928, C. M. Finch moved his general store to two quarters of land where he also built a government building to house the land, telegraph and post offices. The present site for the town was firmly established after he donated for a Roman Catholic church and additional land for a hospital. The first census that recognized Fort St. John as a

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took place in 1951 and recorded 884 people. The population rapidly increased, doubling almost every 5 years for 15 years so that by 1966 there were 6,749 residents living in the community.

Geography

Fort St. John is geographically on the western edge of the

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that cover much of

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, and

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, but is not politically included in the three Canadian Prairie provinces. The city sits between the

and

, with Charlie Lake nearby. Sitting at an elevation of , Fort St. John is situated within a low-lying valley near the eastern foothills of the

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and

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of the

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. Prairies lie to the east and north, while to the west the

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form a rain shadow. The city is built on relatively flat, rolling hills. Fort St. John, along with neighboring cities of Chetwynd,

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, and

Dawson Creek Dawson Creek is a city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The municipality of had a population of 12,978 in 2016. Dawson Creek derives its name from the creek of the same name that runs through the community. The creek was named after ...

, are within

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, a large geographic area of British Columbia and Alberta. The Peace River valley provides opportunities for farming, in contrast to the rugged mountains to the west.

Climate

Fort St. John experiences a cold

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(

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: ''Dfb'') closely bordering on a

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(''Dfc''), with cold winters and warm summers. Although winters can be frigid, the area has milder winters than much of the rest of Canada (especially considering its northerly latitude) due to the influence of the nearby Rocky Mountains. They tend to block arctic air masses coming in from the north/northwest, although they can certainly still penetrate the area. A predominantly southwesterly wind blows through town, with wind speeds averaging around . Fort St. John uses

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all year (same as Pacific Daylight Time in summer), and because of its northerly

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experiences short daylight hours in winter and long daylight hours in summer. Fort St. John is east of the Rocky Mountains, and thus has a climate much more similar to the prairies than the British Columbia interior west of the mountains. The frost-free period is much longer east of the mountains than west, and thus the Peace River area including Fort St. John can grow crops that cannot be grown in most of the province such as wheat and canola. Fort St. John is one of the sunniest places in the province, especially in the winter and spring. The city holds British Columbia's record for most sunshine ever recorded in March (247.4 hours in 1965), May (373.5 hours in 1972), and November (141.3 hours in 1976). The highest temperature ever recorded in Fort St. John was on 16 July 1941. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on 11 January 1911.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Fort St. John had a population of 21,465 living in 8,777 of its 10,004 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 20,260. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Ethnicity

Religion

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Fort St. John included: *

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(12,170 persons or 57.5%) *

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

(7,685 persons or 36.3%) *

Sikhism Sikhism is an Indian religion and Indian philosophy, philosophy that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently founded major religious groups, major religio ...

(490 persons or 2.3%) *

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(290 persons or 1.4%) *

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

(250 persons or 1.2%) * Indigenous Spirituality (60 persons or 0.3%) *

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(50 persons or 0.2%) *

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(20 persons or 0.1%)

Economy

As the urban centre for a rural and farming population of about 8,306 people and home to 18,609 people, Fort St. John is a retail, service and industrial centre. The province's

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, including the provincial

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is centred in the city. Forestry has become more important to the city since the opening of an

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plant in 2005. Much wood is exported to the United States. Fort St. John is a

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and industrial centre serving BC Hydro's nearby hydro-electric facilities, the

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and

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. The 2001 Canadian census recorded 9,985 income-earners over the age of 15 residing in Fort St. John; of these, 4,500 worked full-time throughout the year. The high participation rate stems from the relatively young population, much of which was attracted by the area's high-paying oil and gas industry. Its male-female

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is large.

Health care

Fort St. John has a

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, which as of 2022, had 44 in patient beds, 4 intensive care unit beds, and 7 delivery beds. It has a

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ner and

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Arts and culture

As the urban centre for approximately 20,000 people, much of the region's recreational and cultural facilities are located in town. Within the city, Centennial Park groups much of these facilities in a central location close to residences and businesses. This large park includes the Fort St. John North Peace Museum, the North Peace Leisure Pool, the North Peace Arena (home of the

Fort St. John Huskies The Fort St. John Huskies are a Canadian Junior "B" ice hockey team based in Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada. They are former members of the Peace-Cariboo Jr. B, Jr. A, and Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League and current members of the ...

), a separate arena for children, an 8-sheet curling rink, as well as an outdoor water park and speed skating oval. Other parks in the area include the city-maintained Fish Creek Community Forest, and about northwest of town the

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and Charlie Lake Provincial Park. In the centre of town is the North Peace Cultural Centre which houses the Fort St. John

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, a

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, and the Peace Gallery North art gallery.

Attractions

The city's main recreation centre is the Fort St. John Enerplex, also known as the Pomeroy Sport Centre, that opened in 2010. It is a three-storey public facility with two

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-sized ice rinks, a concession, 12 dressing rooms, public meeting rooms, a retail juice outlet, an indoor near-Olympic-sized long track speed skating oval, and a 340 meter long walking track (the "Northern Vac Track"). All ice surfaces can be removed to provide event space in excess of 140,000 square feet. The facility also houses the Energetic Learning Campus, a satellite campus of the nearby North Peace Secondary School. Fort St. John hosted the

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in 1984 and the Northern BC Winter Games in 1975, 1976, 1994, 2000, and 2007. Every August, the Great Canadian Welding Competition is held in Fort St. John, which sees welding artists fill Centennial Park creating statues on the year's given theme. In January the annual High on Ice Winter Carnival has a frozen Centennial Park filled with ice sculptors competing and other special winter-related activities occurring around town.

Government

The City of Fort St. John has a council-manager form of

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. A six-member council, along with one mayor, is elected at-large every three years. In the November 19, 2011 civic election Lori Ackerman was elected mayor, replacing the former newspaper publisher Bruce Lantz who served as mayor between 2008 and 2011. In the 2008 election Lantz had defeated one term mayor and former RCMP officer Jim Eglinski who had defeated the incumbent mayor of 15 years, Steve Thorlakson in 2005. The mayor and one city councillor represent Fort St. John on the board of directors of the

. Seven board of education trustees, for representation on School District 60 Peace River North, are also elected by the city. Fort St. John is situated in the Peace River North provincial electoral district and is represented by

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in the

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. Pimm replaced long-time MLA

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who was first elected as a

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in the 1991 provincial election with the BC Social Credit Party taking 56% of votes cast at the Fort St. John polls and re-elected with Reform BC in

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with 44% support, and with the

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2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

and

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with 73% and 59%Elections BC (2005
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, ''Statement of Votes, 2005'', November 18, 2005. of Fort St. John polls, respectively. He has served as the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources since 2001. Federally, Fort St. John is located in the Prince George—Peace River riding, which is represented in the

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by Conservative Party Member of Parliament Bob Zimmer, a former high school teacher who lives in Fort St. John. Prior to Zimmer, the riding had been represented by long-time MP Jay Hill, who was born and raised in Fort St. John, and first elected in 1993 and subsequently re-elected in 1997, 2000, and 2004 with 74%,Elections Canad
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and was formerly the Secretary of State and Chief Government Whip, as well as the Whip of the Canadian Alliance Party. Before Hill the riding was represented, from 1972 to 1993, by Frank Oberle of the Progressive Conservative Party who served as Minister of State for Science and Technology from 1985 to 1989 and Minister of Forestry from 1990 to 1993. , style="width: 85px" , Bob Zimmer , align="right", 3,974 , align="right", 70% , align="right", 62% , Lois Boone , align="right", 1,082 , align="right", 19% , align="right", 26% , Hilary Crowley , align="right", 288 , align="right", 5.1% , align="right", 6.0% , Ben Levine , align="right", 242 , align="right", 4.3% , align="right", 5.2% , Jeremy Cote , align="right", 88 , align="right", 1.6% , align="right", 1.1% , Arthur Hadland , align="right", 763 , align="right", 29% , align="right", 31% , Jackie Allen , align="right", 359 , align="right", 14% , align="right", 14%

Police

Police protection is contracted to the

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which operates a 26 officer municipal detachment and a 10-member rural detachment from the city. In 2005, the municipal detachment reported ''

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'' offences, which translates into a crime rate of 228 offences per 1,000 people, much higher than the provincial average of 125 offences. During that year, compared to the provincial average, the RCMP reported much higher crime rates in Fort St. John for cocaine, cannabis, non-sexual assaults, property damage, and arson related offences. However, the city had lower crime rates for robbery, theft from motor vehicles, and business break-and-enters.

Infrastructure

Fort St. John is the transportation hub of the region. The main highway,

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(

Alaska Highway