The North Peace Advantage

As the “Energy Capital" of the Province, the City of Fort St. John offers big city amenities with small community friendliness. Dr. Sherry Cooper, Global Economic Strategist & Executive Vice President, BMO Financial Group recently named Fort St. John as one of the Top-10 Small Business Hotbeds in Canada.

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The North Peace economic region is the ancestral home to the Beaver and Athabasca speaking tribes: Blueberry River First Nations, Halfway River First Nation and Doig River First Nation.

54% of the population is between the ages of 25 and 64, while only 24% are between the ages of 0 and 17 and only 10% for ages 18 to 24.

Two dams on the mighty Peace River near Hudson's Hope produce hydroelectric power for the region.

The region produces more wheat, barley and grass seed than any other region of the province. The North Peace River region's expansive prairie land base supports some 1,700 farms that generate total revenue of $77 million per year.

Over 320,000 visitors travel through the North Peace each year. This provides numerous business opportunities.

The Peace Region produces 90 per cent of the province's grain, 38 per cent of its hydroelectric power, has some of the largest gas fields in North America with over 20,000 wells drilled, employs about 2,300 forestry workers and plays host to 300,000 tourists each year.

Fort St. John is situated 940km from Calgary and 1255km from Vancouver. Both destinations have International Airline Connection with the North Peace Regional Airport.

As the “Energy Capital" of the Province, the City of Fort St. John offers big city amenities with small community friendliness.   Dr. Sherry Cooper, Global Economic Strategist & Executive Vice President, BMO Financial Group recently named Fort St. John as one of the Top-10 Small Business Hotbeds in Canada.   

The North Peace includes a 4.5 million-hectares timber supply, that directly employs 600 people and returns $90 million a year to the local economy.  

The average winter temperature in the North Peace is -19*C with an average summer temperature of 23*C

The unemployment rate in Fort St. John is close to 0%. So low, Statistics Canada doesn't publish a rate for Fort St John.

In 2003, the average income in Fort St. John was $50,483 - 12% higher than the average income in the province of British Columbia.2003 income

The North Peace is the gateway to Alaska, which means many industrial traffic is always passing through the area. 

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