Electoral Area B, Peace RiverBritish Columbia

Lives run shorter around Electoral Area B, Peace River: 76.9 years, 4.6 below the typical Canadian town’s region

Smoking is commoner than in the province: 13% of adults, against 8.9% for British Columbia. Age-standardised, 43% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%). The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Electoral Area B, Peace River live 47 km from a hospital on average, and 50% of them more than 30 km. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Northeast Health Service Delivery Area, Electoral Area B, Peace River included.

Winter nights bite in Electoral Area B, Peace River: January lows of −16.7°C, colder than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns

Frosty days number 185 in a normal year, above both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 127 frost-free days, from 12 May to 16 September. Also worth knowing: the warmest afternoons come in July, at around 21.7°C in Electoral Area B, Peace River. Most of the snow comes in November, about 38 cm.

Few places match Electoral Area B, Peace River for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Within its own boundary, 17% of the town is protected. National parks are all over 100 km off. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 42, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4).

Trips to work from Electoral Area B, Peace River take longer than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 38 min on average

By car: that was how 90% of commuters travelled at the census.

Electoral Area B, Peace River is younger than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 30.6

1.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 9.3% of residents, below British Columbia’s towns (12%) but above Canadian towns (6.4%).

Flood mapping exists for Electoral Area B, Peace River: 1 on record, latest by Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

Of the homes tested for radon, 10% were over 200 Bq/m³, above both British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.012 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Some 5.6% of the land within 25 km of Electoral Area B, Peace River has burned since 1986; at 0.16% a year that is moderate, not high. Figures for radon tests are published for the Northeast health region as a whole, not for Electoral Area B, Peace River alone.

For safety, Electoral Area B, Peace River gets a C

No police detachment reports under Electoral Area B, Peace River’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

Property crime in the area its police cover: 25.4 per 1,000 people a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 82 over 2023–25, about level with British Columbia’s towns (83) and above Canadian towns (67). Electoral Area B, Peace River shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Fort St John detachment area.

Mixed results around Electoral Area B, Peace River: 1 high and 2 low of 4 schools in British Columbia

An elementary school stands 25 km from the centre, above both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Its 3 km reach takes in 3 elementary schools and 3 schools for every grade, all of Electoral Area B, Peace River’s schooling.

Rent takes less of local pay in Electoral Area B, Peace River than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 12% of households, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 85% of households.

What November brings in Electoral Area B, Peace River: −10°C at night, −2°C by day

Precipitation in November averages 35 mm. December follows at −7°C by day and −15°C by night. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 22°C and January nights −17°C. ECCC’s forecast for Fort St. John is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, which takes in Electoral Area B, Peace River, is held by Bob Zimmer (Conservative Party of Canada)

From British Columbia come 43 MPs, 20 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

Electoral Area B, Peace River has no public library of its own; the nearest is Fort St. John Public Library, 29 km away

After it comes Taylor Public Library (Taylor), 41 km away.