Fort St. John

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Fort St. John is a small city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, known as a service and transportation hub for the surrounding Peace River region and its oil, gas, and agricultural industries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
airportIATA YXJ
areaCode 236
250
778
climate continental subarctic climate
country Canada
countrySubdivision Western Canada
distanceToAlbertaBorder approximately 75 km west of Alberta border
economicRole regional center for agricultural services
regional center for oil and gas services
governingBody Fort St. John City Council
governmentType municipal council
hasAirport Fort St. John Airport
hasEducationalInstitutionType post-secondary satellite campuses
public schools
hasHealthFacilityType regional hospital
hasIndustry equipment supply
oilfield services
pipeline services
transportation and logistics
hasMayor mayor of Fort St. John
hasRecreationFacilityType ice arenas
multiplex recreation centre
is one of the oldest European-established settlements in British Columbia interior
service hub for the Peace River region
transportation hub for northeastern British Columbia
locatedIn British Columbia
locatedInBasin Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
locatedInRegion Northeastern British Columbia
Peace River Country
linked to: Peace River region
locatedOnHighway Alaska Highway
locatedOnRiver Peace River
locatedOnRoute Highway 97
namedAfter historic Fort St. John trading post
nearestMajorCenter Dawson Creek
observesDaylightSavingTime false
populationRankInBC one of the largest cities in northeastern British Columbia
postalCodePrefix V1J
primaryEconomicSector agriculture
construction
forestry
natural gas industry
oil industry
province British Columbia
regionServed Peace River Regional District
servedBy Alaska Highway transportation corridor
linked to: Alaska Highway
timeZone MST

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Peace River passesNear Fort St. John
Peace River majorSettlementOn Fort St. John
Rocky Mountain Trench passesNear Fort St. John, British Columbia
linked to: Fort St. John
Northern British Columbia contains Fort St. John
Hudson's Hope nearestCity Fort St. John
Beatton River hasNearbyCity Fort St. John
Peace Country hasCity Fort St. John
Peace Country hasRegionalCenter Fort St. John
British colonial defenses in North America hasPart Fort St. John’s
linked to: Fort St. John
Williston Lake locatedNear Fort St. John, British Columbia
linked to: Fort St. John