For the TV series, see Dawson's Creek. For the town at the centre of the Klondike Gold Rush, see Dawson City, Yukon.

Dawson Creek, British Columbia
The Mile Zero Post looking south into downtown Dawson Creek.
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Nickname: Mile 0 City
Location of Dawson Creek within the Peace River Regional District in British Columbia, Canada
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Region	Peace River
Census division
Incorporated	1936
Government
- Mayor	Calvin Kruk
- Governing body
- MP	Jay Hill
- MLA	Blair Lekstrom
Area
- City	20.66 km²  (8 sq mi)
Elevation	665 m (2,182 ft)
Population (2006)
- City	11,615
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Postal code span	V1G
Area code(s)	250
Website: City of Dawson Creek

The City of Dawson Creek is a small city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. It covers an area of 20.66 square kilometres (8 sq mi) with a 2006 population of 11,615 people.^[1] Dubbed "The Capital of the Peace", it is a service centre for the rural areas south of the Peace River and the seat of the Peace River Regional District. Dawson Creek turned from a small farming community to a regional centre when the western terminus of the Northern Alberta Railways was extended there in 1932, and the US Army used that terminus as a transshipment point in 1942 during the construction of the Alaska Highway. Most of the city's development occurred between 1942 and 1966 when highways and railways were built connecting the farming area of the Peace River Country to the rest of BC through Dawson Creek. 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Dawson Creek derived its name from the creek of the same name that runs through the city. The creek was named after George Mercer Dawson by a member of his land survey team when they passed through the area in August 1879.^[2] The city, at the southern end of the Alaska Highway, is known as the "Mile 0 City" and is also home to a regional fall fair, heritage interpretation village (Courtesy of the National Archives of Canada PA-26889) George Mercer Dawson (August 1, 1849 – March 2, 1901) was a Canadian scientist and surveyor. ... Map of Alaska Highway (in red) The Alaska Highway, also the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, and the Alcan Highway, runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. ... Roundabouts (or carousels) are traditional attractions, often seen at fairs. ... Heritage interpretation consists in any communication process designed to reveal meanings and relationships of cultural and natural heritage to the public, through first hand involvement with an object, artifact, landscape or site. ...

History

Dawson Creek was one of the farming communities established by European-Canadian settlers moving west through the Peace River Country. When homestead grants began to be issued to settlers in 1912 by the Canadian government the pace of migration increased. With the opening of a few stores and hotels in 1919 and the incorporation of the Dawson Creek Co-operative Union on 28 May 1921, Dawson Creek became a dominant business centre in the area.^[3] The Peace River Country (or Peace Country) is prairie land around the Peace River. ... Broadly defined, homesteading is a lifestyle of simple, agrarian self-sufficiency. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

After much speculation by land owners and investors, the Northern Alberta Railways built its terminus 3 km (2 miles) from the Dawson Creek.^[4] The golden spike was driven on 29 December 1930, and the first passenger train arrived on 15 January 1931. The arrival of the railway and the construction of grain elevators attracted more settlers and business to the settlement. The need to provide services for the rapidly growing community allowed Dawson Creek to become incorporated as a village in 1936. In 1939, as World War II was beginning, refugees from the Sudetenland arrived in the region and settled on land bought from the Canadian Pacific Railway and held in trust by the Canadian Colonization Association.^[5] The community's population exceeded 500 people in 1941,^[6] but by 1943 the population numbered in the thousands. The village rapidly developed in 1942, as thousands of American army troops, engineers and contractors poured into the city—which had become the terminal of rail transport—to construct the Alaska Highway. The Northern Alberta Railways (AAR reporting mark: NAR) was a Canadian railway which served northern Alberta and northeastern British Columbia. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... It has been suggested that Germans in Czechoslovakia (1918-1938) be merged into this article or section. ... An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass. ... Map of Alaska Highway (in red) The Alaska Highway, also the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, and the Alcan Highway, runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. ...

The highway was completed in less than a year but throughout the following decade, with the workers long since gone, population and economic growth continued. In 1953, western Canada's largest propane gas plant was built^[7] and federal government offices were established in town. In 1954 the John Hart Highway, and an associated rail line, was opened which linked the town to the British Columbia Interior and Lower Mainland through the Rocky Mountains. The village was re-incorporated as a city in 1958 as the population had more than tripled between 1951 and 1961. British Columbia provincial highway 97 is the longest continuously-numbered route in the province, going for 2,081 km all the way from the Canada/U.S. border in the south to the British Columbia/Yukon border in the north. ... The Cariboo is a region of British Columbia along a plateau stretching from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. ... The Lower Mainland is the name that residents of British Columbia apply to the region surrounding the City of Vancouver. ...

The former Dawson Creek city logo, retired in 2002.

Growth slowed in the 1960s with the population reaching its peak in 1966. In the 1970s, the provincial government moved its offices from Pouce Coupe to the city, Northern Lights College opened a Dawson Creek campus, and the Dawson Creek Mall was constructed. Several modern grain elevators were built, and the town's five wooden grain elevators, nicknamed "Elevator Row", were dismantled. Only one of the historic elevators remain today, converted to an art gallery. Since the 1970s, with the nearby town of Fort St. John attracting much of the industrial development, and Grande Prairie becoming a commercial hub, the town's population and economy have not significantly increased. Image File history File links Dawson_Creek_former_logo. ... Image File history File links Dawson_Creek_former_logo. ... Pouce Coupe is a village in northeastern British Columbia settled by European immigrant Hector Tremblay in 1898. ... Northern Lights College is an institution that provides post-secondary education to residents of Northern British Columbia. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The City of Fort St. ... Nickname: Location of Grande Prairie in Alberta Coordinates: , Country  Canada Province  Alberta Region Northern Alberta Census division 19 Incorporated Village: 1914   Town: 1919   City: 1958 Government [2]  - Mayor Wayne Ayling  - Governing body Grande Prairie City Council  - MP Chris Warkentin  - MLA Gordon Graydon, Mel Knight Area  - City 61. ...

Since 1991, the city has undergone several boundary expansions. One expansion incorporated undeveloped land in the southeast around a proposed veneer factory by Louisiana-Pacific Canada. However, with the factory only half-built, the company abandoned its plans after the city extended sewer and water lines to the location. A business making manufactured homes bought the factory and completed its development in 2005.^[8] Another expansion incorporated the existing Louisiana-Pacific Canada oriented strand board factory in the northwest corner of town, while further incorporations have included undeveloped land south of the airport for potential commercial or industrial use and north of town for potential residential use. Veneer, in woodworking, refers to thin slices of wood, usually thinner than 3 millimetres (1/8 inch). ... Louisiana Pacific (NYSE: LPX) is a building material manufacturer. ... Louisiana Pacific (NYSE: LPX) is a building material manufacturer. ... OSB-production before the press Oriented strand board, or OSB, is an engineered wood product formed by layering strands (flakes) of wood in specific orientations. ...

Demographics

Population trend, 1976–2006.^[9][10][11]

The 1941 census, the first to include Dawson Creek as a defined subdivision, counted 518 residents. The second census, in 1951, recorded a sevenfold increase to 3,589 residents, and within five years the population doubled to 7,531 residents.^[12] The rapid growth occurred because the city was the transshipment point, the western rail terminus, for the construction of the Alaska Highway and the farming communities afterwards. Growth continued throughout the 1950s and 1960s as another highway, this one to southern BC made the city a crossroads between British Columbia and Alberta. The population peaked in 1966 with 12,392 people and declined throughout the 1970s, rising again briefly during the construction of the nearby town of Tumbler Ridge in the early 1980s. Since then Dawson Creek's population has remained stable, rising only 3.5% since 2001.^[11] Image File history File links Dawson_Creek_Population. ... Image File history File links Dawson_Creek_Population. ... Transshipment is the shipment of goods to an intermediate destination, and then from there to yet another destination. ... Map of Alaska Highway (in red) The Alaska Highway, also the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, and the Alcan Highway, runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. ... Tumbler Ridge is a small town in northern British Columbia. ...

According to the 2001 Canadian census,^[13] there were 10,740 people living in 4,410 households within the city. Of these households, 30% were one-person households, slightly above the 27% average provincewide, while those holdholds consisting of married couples with children and married couples without children where both similar to the provincial averages at 26%. Dawson Creek had a smaller proportion of married couples than the province, 45% compared to 51%, but very similar persons per households. With 93% of Dawson Creek residents being Canadian-born, and 91% speaking only English, the city has few visible minorities. Only 12% of residents between 20 and 64 years of age completed university, half the provicial average, and 25% did not complete high school, much higher than the 19% provincial average. The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ... The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

Crime rate in Dawson Creek, 1993–2005.^[14]

In 2005, the twenty-two officer Dawson Creek Royal Canadian Mounted Police municipal detachment reported 2,561 Criminal Code of Canada offenses. This translated into a crime rate of 225 Criminal Code offenses per 1,000 people, down from the previous year's rate of 231, but still much higher than the provincial average rate of 125. In 2004, on the per 1,000 people basis, the city had higher crime rates compared to the provincial averages on all criminal code offenses except theft from motor vehicles (19.8 city, 20.2 provincially), heroin-related (0 city, 0.13 provincially), and murder (0 city, 0.03 provincially). The city had slightly higher but comparable levels of offensive weapons charges, cannabis-related, robbery, and motor vehicle thefts. However, on that same per 1,000 people basis, the city had much higher levels of shoplifting (13.8 city, 4.2 provincially), cocaine-related (7.8 city, 1.4 provincially), commercial break-and-enters (11.2 city, 4.2 provincially), residential break-and-enters (13.9 city, 6.0 provincially), and non-sexual assaults (26.2 city, 9.9 provincially).^[14] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 421 pixelsFull resolution (1173 × 617 pixel, file size: 37 KB, MIME type: image/png) Trend in crime File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 421 pixelsFull resolution (1173 × 617 pixel, file size: 37 KB, MIME type: image/png) Trend in crime File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... RCMP redirects here. ... The Canadian Criminal Code (formal title An Act respecting the Criminal Law) is the codification of most of the criminal offenses and procedure in Canada. ...

Economy

The economy of Dawson Creek is based around four major industries: agriculture, retail, tourism, and oil and gas. Agriculture has historically been the most important industry to Dawson Creek, as the city is the regional transshipment point for agricultural commodities. The city is surrounded by the Agricultural Land Reserve, where the soil can support livestock and produces consistently good yields of quality grain and grass crops, such as wheat, oats, rye, barley, flax, hay, alfalfa and sweet clover.^[15] The service and retail sector caters to both the city's inhabitants, smaller nearby towns, and rural communities. However, significant retail leakage occurs to Grande Prairie, the closest major Alberta city, where the government does not charge provincial taxes on retail purchases, while B.C. charges 7%. In 2006 the provincial government rejected a proposal to lower the city's the provincial sales tax to 4%.^[16] The problem of leakage has been exacerbated in recent years by the introduction of large-format retail stores into the small city. Residents still cross the border for high-priced items but now also purchase the medium- and low-priced items from foreign-owned large-format chain stores. Transshipment is the shipment of goods to an intermediate destination, and then from there to yet another destination. ... The Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) is a collection of land in the Canadian province of British Columbia in which agriculture is recognized as the priority use. ... Species See text Melilot (Melilotus), also known as Sweet Clover, is a genus in the family Fabaceae. ... The term leakage has numerous definitions: In normal usage, leakage is the diffusion of energy or matter out of a container. ... Grand Prairie is a city in Texas, U.S.A. Grande Prairie (55°11′N, 118°53′W MST) is the chief city of the province of Albertas northwest section. ... In Canada there are three types of sales taxes: provincial sales taxes, the federal GST and the HST in Atlantic Canada. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Dawson Creek has a large tourism industry as Mile '0' of the Alaska Highway.^[17] Thousands of people drive on the Alaska Highway every year, starting in Dawson Creek and ending in Fairbanks, Alaska. This trek often occurs with recreational vehicles, sometimes in convoys which first gather in the city. In the winter, the hospitality industry caters to workers from the oil patches. Discoveries south of Dawson Creek^[18] and higher energy prices have caused the oil and gas activities, which have driven the nearby Fort St. John, economy to spill over to the Dawson Creek economy. British Columbia's first wind farm is expected to be constructed several miles southwest of the city in 2008.^[19] Fairbanks (IPA: ) is a Home Rule City in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. ... Recreational Vehicle (or RV) is a term used in North America to describe a large enclosed piece of equipment with wheels designed to be moved from place to place for people to temporarily live in and be protected from the elements while away from their permanent home. ... Fort Saint John (more common spelling Fort St. ...

Transportation and infrastructure

The City of Dawson Creek in relation to the highways and the Dawson Creek watercourse.

Dawson Creek's road network was laid out in the mid-20th century as the town rapidly expanded. The city maintains 88 km (55 mi) of paved and 11 km (7 mi) of unpaved roads^[20] in mostly a grid pattern of large blocks of land connected to one another by only a few intersections, for example at a bridge or railway crossing. Because there are many internal intersections with stops signs in the grid pattern, traffic is forced onto two arterial roads: 8 Street going north–south and Alaska Avenue going southeast–northwest. These two arterial roads meet at a traffic circle where a metal statue marks the beginning of the Alaska Highway. Highways emanating from Dawson Creek include highway 2 (south to Grande Prairie and southern Alberta), highway 49 (east to Peace River and northern Alberta), highway 97S (southeast to Chetwynd and Prince George) and highway 97N (north to Fort St. John, British Columbia and the Yukon). A road along the southern and western borders of the city, including highway 2, with few intersections is designated as a "dangerous goods route" for heavy trucks so that they can avoid traveling through the city. However, there is no route from highway 49 so many still use city arterials, slowing traffic and damaging roads. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A simple grid plan road map (Windermere, Florida). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... British Columbia provincial highway 2, known locally as the Tupper Highway, is one of the two short connections from Dawson Creek to the border between B.C. and Alberta. ... British Columbia provincial highway 49, known locally as the Spirit River Highway, is one of the two short connections from Dawson Creek to the border between B.C. and Alberta. ... Peace River is a town in southwestern Alberta, Canada, on the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky and Heart Rivers. ... British Columbia provincial highway 97 is the longest continuously-numbered route in the province, going for 2,081 km all the way from the Canada/U.S. border in the south to the British Columbia/Yukon border in the north. ... The District of Chetwynd is a small town in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Peace River Regional District. ... These cutbanks on the Nechako River are Prince Georges signature natural landmark. ... The City of Fort St. ... Dangerous goods are substances which pose risk to health, safety, property or the environment during operation and/or transportation. ...

Traffic circle looking south at 8 Street with the metal statue pointing the way to Alaska.

Dawson Creek is a regional node for air, rail and bus services. The Dawson Creek Airport, which services commercial flights by Central Mountain Air, was built in 1963 and had its 1,524 m (5,000 ft) runway paved in 1966. There are larger airports in Fort St. John and Grande Prairie that maintain a more comprehensive flight schedule than that available in Dawson Creek. Passenger rail service was available in Dawson Creek between 1931 and 1974. This passenger service began with the Northern Alberta Railways building its northwest terminus in the town and was extended in 1958 to Vancouver with a rail line through the Rocky Mountains. Passenger rail service ended in 1974 as commodity shipments of grains, oil and gas by-products, and forestry products became more important in the resource-based economy. Greyhound Bus lines maintains a bus station in Dawson Creek which connects the city to Vancouver, Edmonton (via Grande Prairie) and Whitehorse (via Fort Nelson). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1863x1302, 597 KB) Summary I, maclean25, took this photo in Oct 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1863x1302, 597 KB) Summary I, maclean25, took this photo in Oct 2005. ... Dawson Creek Airport, (IATA: YDQ, ICAO: CYDQ), is located 2 nautical miles (3. ... Central Mountain Air is an airline based in Smithers, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Northern Alberta Railways (AAR reporting mark: NAR) was a Canadian railway which served northern Alberta and northeastern British Columbia. ... Greyhound Lines is the largest inter-city common carrier of passengers by bus in North America, serving 2,200 destinations in the United States. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ... Motto: Our People, Our Strength Coordinates: Country Canada Territory Yukon County Established 1898 Government  - City Mayor Bev Buckway  - Governing body Whitehorse City Council  - MPs Larry Bagnell  - MLAs Todd Hardy Elaine Taylor Arthur Mitchell Glenn Hart Area  - City 416. ...

The city draws its water supply from the Kiskatinaw River, 18 km (11 mi) west of town. Before reaching the city the water is pumped through a settling pond, two storage ponds, and a treatment plant where it is flocculated, filtered and chlorinated. The city also provides drinking water for Pouce Coupe and rural residents. Sewage is processed by a lagoon system east of town and released into the Pouce Coupe River.^[18] Dawson Creek is located in School District 59 Peace River South which maintains five elementary schools (Tremblay, Parkhill, Frank Ross, Crescent Park, and Canalta elementary schools), one middle school (Central Middle School) and one high school (South Peace Secondary School). Established in 1975, Northern Lights College's main campus is located in Dawson Creek and offers diplomas for two-year programs and degrees from the University of Northern British Columbia. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Chlorination is the process of adding the element chlorine to water as a method of water purification to make it fit for human consumption as drinking water. ... This mid bay barrier in Narrabeen, a suburb of Sydney (Australia), has blocked what used to be a bay to form a lagoon. ... School District 59 Peace River South is a school district in northeastern British Columbia near the Alberta border. ... Tremblay Elementary is a public elementary school in Dawson Creek, British Columbia part of School District 59 Peace River South. ... Parkhill Elementary is a public elementary school in Dawson Creek, British Columbia part of School District 59 Peace River South. ... Ecole Frank Ross Elementary is a public elementary school in Dawson Creek, British Columbia part of School District 59 Peace River South. ... Crescent Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Dawson Creek, British Columbia part of School District 59 Peace River South. ... Canalta Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dawson Creek, British Columbia part of School District 59 Peace River South. ... South Peace Secondary is a public high school in Dawson Creek, British Columbia part of School District 59 Peace River South. ... Northern Lights College is an institution that provides post-secondary education to residents of Northern British Columbia. ... The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is a small, primarily undergraduate university whose main campus is in Prince George, British Columbia. ...

But the thing that sells the most in Dawson Creek is drugs.

Geography and climate

At the foot of Bear Mountain ridge, the city developed around Dawson Creek watercourse which flows eastward into the Pouce Coupe River. The city is located on the Pouce Coupe Prairie in the southwestern part of the Peace River Country, 72 km (45 miles) southeast of Fort St. John, and 134 km (83 miles) northwest of Grande Prairie. According to the Canada Land Inventory the city is on soil that has moderate limitations, due to an adverse climate, that restrict the range of crops or require moderate conservation practices.^[21] The land is flat, but slopes upwards in the northeastern corner elavating a residential area over the rest of the city. The Peace River Country (or Peace Country) is prairie land around the Peace River. ... The Canada Land Inventory is a survey of soil capability performed in the farming areas of Canada. ...

The city is in the B.C. Peace Lowland ecosection of the Canadian Boreal Plains ecozone on the continental Interior Platform. The city, located in the Cordillera Climatic Region, has a subhumid low boreal ecoclimate. In the summer the city is often dusty and dry. Heavy rain showers are sporadic, lasting only a few minutes. In the winter the city can get bitterly cold and dry. The city is subject to very heavy winds year round.^[23] Unlike the rest of the province, the city and its region use Mountain Standard Time year round since it already has long daylight hours in the summer and short daylight hours in the winter. An ecozone or biogeographic realm is the largest scale biogeographic division of the earths surface based on the historic and evolutionary distribution patterns of plants and animals. ... The Interior Plains are highlighted in red. ... The Mountain Standard Time Zone is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ...

Culture, recreation and media

Dawson Creek Art Gallery in NAR Park.

The culture of Dawson Creek is centered around its designation as Mile '0' of the Alaska Highway. The Mile '0' post, as depicted in the flag, is located in the historic downtown area, one block south of the Northern Alberta Railways Park. This four acre, mostly paved, park is the gathering point for travellers and the official beginning of the Alaska highway. The park also includes the Dawson Creek Art Gallery which exhibits works from local artists and craftsmen. The Station Museum, connected to the art gallery, displays artifacts and exhibits associated with the construction of NAR railway and the Alaska highway. Other parks in Dawson Creek include the Mile Zero Rotary Park and the Walter Wright Pioneer Village. Annual events in the city include the Dawson Creek Symphonette and Choir, the Dawson Creek Art Gallery auction, the Dawson Creek Spring Rodeo, and the Peace Country Blue Grass Festival.^[24] The largest event, held annually since 1953, is the Dawson Creek Fall Fair & Exhibition which is a five-day professional rodeo, with a parade, fairgrounds and exhibitions.^[25] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 473 KB) Summary Art gallery located in a renovated grain elevator in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 473 KB) Summary Art gallery located in a renovated grain elevator in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. ... Map of Alaska Highway (in red) The Alaska Highway, also the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, and the Alcan Highway, runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. ...

City recreation facilities include two ice hockey arenas, a curling rink, an indoor swimming pool, an outdoor ice rink, and a speed skating oval. The South Peace Community Multiplex,^[26] a new community facility under construction on the outskirts of the city, will replace the swimming pool. The project was controversial because a referendum on the Multiplex projected a cost of CAD$21.6 million,^[27] however once construction began it was projected to cost CAD$35 million.^[28] It will be located away from residential uses but close to the Exhibition Grounds and will feature an indoor rodeo arena, convention centre/ice arena seating 4000 complete with skyboxes. Nearby Bear Mountain, located south of the city, provides over 20 km (12 miles) of snowshoeing and cross-country skiing trails, as well as, areas for downhill skiing and about 500 km (300 miles) of trails for snowmobiles, mountain bikes and all-terrain vehicles. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Loonie. ... It has been suggested that History of rodeo be merged into this article or section. ...

Dawson Creek is served with several regional newspapers. The Peace River Block Daily News and the Alaska Highway News, both part of the Canwest Global chain of local papers, are dailies available in Dawson Creek. The Peace River Block Daily News is published in town and focuses more on Dawson Creek news whereas the Alaska Highway News is published in Fort St. John. The Northeast News is a free weekly published in Fort St. John but with sub-offices in Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson. The only radio stations broadcasting from Dawson Creek is 890 CJDC AM, while 94.5 Peace FM (CHET) is rebroadcasted from Chetwynd, and 95.1 Energy FM (CHRX), 101.5 The Bear FM (CKNL) and 101.1 The Moose FM (CKFU) are available but broadcasted from Fort St. John. Television stations broadcasting from the city include the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation affiliate CJDC-TV and the community television station run by the Cable 10 Society. CanWest Global Communications Corp. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ... CJDC is the name of a television station in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. ...

Government and politics

The City of Dawson Creek has a council-manager form of municipal government. A six member council, along with one mayor, is elected at-large every three years. The current mayor, Calvin Kruk, served on the city council for three years before being elected mayor in November 2005. Kruk defeated the incumbent, Wayne Dahlen, who was elected in November 2002. Two school board trustees, for representation on School District 59, are also elected by the city. The city funds its own fire department, which covers the city plus 5 miles into the rural areas, but contracts police work to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.^[29] The council-manager government is one of 2 main variations of representative municipal government (for contrast, also see Mayor-Council government). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Local government of the United States. ... Bloc voting (or block voting) (also called Plurality-at-large) refers to a class of voting systems which can be used to elect several representatives from a single constituency. ... A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors of a school, local school district or higher administrative level. ... School District 59 Peace River South is a school district in northeastern British Columbia near the Alberta border. ... RCMP redirects here. ...

Dawson Creek is situated in the Peace River South provincial electoral district and is represented by Blair Lekstrom in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Lekstrom is a former mayor of Dawson Creek, elected in 1996 and 1999. In the 2001 provincial election he was elected as the district's Member of the Legislative Assembly with 67% support from Dawson Creek polls^[30] and re-elected in 2005 with 57% support^[31] from the city. Before Lekstrom, Peace River South was represented by Jack Weisgerber. As a Dawson Creek resident, Weisgerber was elected as a member of the Social Credit Party in 1986 and served as the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and Minister of Native Affairs. In 1991, while his party lost power, Weisgerber was re-elected and served as interim party leader before joining the Reform Party of British Columbia in 1994. Weisgerber won re-election in 1996 as party leader, even though Dawson Creek polls put him in third place behind the BC Liberal Party and New Democratic Party candidates in a close race.^[32] Peace River South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. ... Legislature Building in Victoria, BC The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is located in Victoria. ... British Columbia riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage of each riding. ... A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. ... Popular vote map by riding. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election, although there was a break between the 1972 and 1975 elections when the New Democratic Party... The 34th general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada, was called on September 24, 1986. ... The 35th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, was called on September 19, 1991, and held on October 17, 1991. ... The Reform Party of British Columbia (Reform BC) is a populist political party in British Columbia, Canada, which for much of its history was associated with the right wing. ... The British Columbia general election of 1996 was the 36th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ... The British Columbia Liberal Party (usually referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a democratic socialist political party in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Federally, Dawson Creek is located in the Prince George—Peace River riding. The riding is represented in the Canadian House of Commons by Conservative Party Member of Parliament Jay Hill. Before Hill, who was first elected in 1993, the riding was represented by Progressive Conservative Frank Oberle. Oberle served as its MP for 20 years, between 1972–1993. Like the rest of the riding in recent elections, Dawson Creek voters heavily favour the conservative candidates. Prince George—Peace River is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of British Columbia. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a conservative political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Hon. ... Popular vote map with bar graphs showing seat totals in the provinces and territories. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Honourable Frank Oberle, Sr. ...

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References

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External links

• Official Site for the City of Dawson Creek
• Calverley Collection – history of the Peace River Region of British Columbia and Alberta.
• Dawson Creek Library
• Dawson Creek watershed study (pdf)
• DiscoverThePeaceCountry.com Visitors guide to communities in the Peace Country
• Environment Canada's 5 day weather forecast
• Peace River Block News Daily
• South Peace Community Multiplex

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