Courtesy City of Fort St. John
FORT ST JOHN THE ENERGETIC CITY
F
ort St. John is located in the heart of the majestic Peace River and has a population of 25,000 and serves a trading area of over 60,000. Historically, Fort St. John traces its roots back to the end of the 18th century when Sir Alexander Mackenzie opened a series of forts along the Peace River to service the fur traders. At the end of World War I many veterans moved westward to the fertile
agricultural lands on both sides of the Peace River, and formed the population base for the tiny hamlet of Fort St. John. In March 1942 the construction of the Alaska Highway began and in a few short years Fort St. John’s population swelled all the way up to 2,000. With the completion of the Alaska Highway, only nine months later in October 1942, the American troops left and the population dropped to 700.
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