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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Fort St. John, British Columbia 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
airportIATA YXJ NERFINISHED
areaCode 236
250
778
climate continental subarctic climate
country Canada
countrySubdivision Western Canada NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
governmentType municipal council
hasAirport Fort St. John Airport NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Northeastern British Columbia NERFINISHED
Peace River Country NERFINISHED
locatedOnHighway Alaska Highway NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Peace River NERFINISHED
locatedOnRoute Highway 97 NERFINISHED
namedAfter historic Fort St. John trading post
nearestMajorCenter Dawson Creek NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
servedBy Alaska Highway transportation corridor NERFINISHED
timeZone MST

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Northern British Columbia contains Fort St. John
Peace River majorSettlementOn Fort St. John
Peace River passesNear Fort St. John
Rocky Mountain Trench passesNear Fort St. John
this entity surface form: Fort St. John, British Columbia