The Peace River Country (or Peace Country) is prairie land around the Peace River. It spans from northwestern Alberta to the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia. It includes the incorporated towns of Grande Prairie, Dawson Creek, Pouce Coupe, and Chetwynd. Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) ⢠Land 642,317 km² ⢠Water 19,531 km² (2. ... White Goat Wilderness Area, Alberta, Canada The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 36 6 Area - Total - % water Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 2. ... 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. ... Dawson Creek redirects here. ... Pouce Coupe is a village in northeastern British Columbia settled by European immigrant Hector Tremblay in 1898. ... 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. ...
The PeaceRiver (French: rivière de la Paix) is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows through northern Alberta.
The PeaceRiver, or Unchaga or Unjaja, was named after Peace Point near Lake Athabasca, where the Treaty of the Peace came authorized with the smoking of a peace pipe.
The rich soils of the PeaceRiver valley in Alberta have been producing wheat crops since the late 19th century.
Bordered on the west by the Rocky Mountains and on the east by the B.C. - Alberta border, it undergoes a transformation from rugged mountain peaks and valleys, to the wide sky country of the prairies.