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fortstjohn.ca
Highest household
income in BC
Daily flights to
major hubs
304 sunny
days per year
11 public grade
schools
Low average
house prices
($375,775 in 2019)
We have 200 years of natural resource experience.
Contact us. We're ready to work with you!
Invest in Fort St. John
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KOOTENAY
F
ort St. John, with 20,155
residents, is British Columbia's
best-kept secret. We think we have
the best of everything—recreation
at our doorstep, affordable living
and big city amenities, all in a
small, friendly community.
Here, you can spend less
time commuting and less money
on housing, and more time on
recreation and really living it up.
As the hub of the Peace River
Region, Fort St. John is easy to get
to by road or air with numerous daily flights to Vancouver or
Calgary, meaning getaways to big
cities both near and far are easy.
The North Peace area produces
90 percent of B.C.'s grain, 38
percent of its hydroelectric power,
employs nearly 2,500 forestry
workers and plays host to over
300,000 tourists each year. The
region also has some of the
largest gas fields in North America
with over 20,000 wells drilled.
With that sort of economic
activity, Fort St. John, the
economic hub of the region,
is rich with employment and
entrepreneurial opportunities.
Our standard of living is among
the best in Canada, with the
highest average household income
in B.C. and fifth highest across
Canada.
Explore opportunities
at fortstjohn.ca/economic-
development or email
economicdevelopment@
fortstjohn.ca.
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SECRET OF
THE NORTH
FORT ST. JOHN
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