Fort St. John

Fort St. John is known as “The Energetic City,” which reflects the large resource base of oil, natural gas, forestry and agriculture. Overlooking the Peace River, the town of Fort St John is located above the Peace River Valley, and serves as the capital of the Peace River district.

• Fish Creek Community Forest
• The Pomeroy Sport Centre
• Cross-country skiing
• Annual “High on Ice” Winter Festival
• North Peace Cultural Centre

Population:

• The population of Fort St John is 21,000, but it services an area of approximately 69,000
• Industries include gas, forestry and agriculture
• There are six elementary schools, two junior high schools and one high school
• Northern Lights College campus

Fort St. John Hospital provides:

• 44 acute-care beds
• 124 residential care beds in Peace Villa, the adjoining residential care facility
• Endoscopy suite, two state-of-the-art operating rooms plus procedure room
• Ambulatory clinics, including cancer clinics and hemodialysis
• Medical and surgical inpatient rooms (40 beds)
• 3 intensive care units
• Minor surgeries
• We have 7 single maternity rooms for labour, delivery and post-partum

Fort St. John Health Unit:

• Public Health
• Home Care Nursing
• Home Support
• Community rehabilitation
• Nutrition and social worker services
• Environmental health
• Audiology
• Dental Health