Electoral Area D, Peace RiverBritish Columbia

Winter nights bite in Electoral Area D, Peace River: January lows of −19.4°C, colder than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns

Most of the snow comes in January, about 34 cm. There are 204 days of frost in a typical year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 84 frost-free days, from 5 June to 29 August. Electoral Area D, Peace River sees July afternoons of 22.5°C on average.

Electoral Area D, Peace River’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 4.6 years: life expectancy 76.9

Closer to home, a hospital is 19 km from the average resident of Electoral Area D, Peace River, further than the usual 3.7 km. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 13% of adults, against 8.9% for British Columbia. By their own account, 43% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, below British Columbia’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike.

The force covering Electoral Area D, Peace River records more serious violence than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at 157

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Electoral Area D, Peace River

The index for the force that serves it came to 108, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (83) and Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 10.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Electoral Area D, Peace River has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.2 for each

The average trip to work took 28 min, above British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min) alike.

Flood mapping exists for Electoral Area D, Peace River: 2 on record, latest by The Corporation of the City of Dawson Creek

Wildfire is rare near Electoral Area D, Peace River: 1.9% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.05% a year. More homes than usual carry radon here, 10% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Electoral Area D, Peace River shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Northeast health region.

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

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Dawson Creek metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, below British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Households that own their home make up 91%.

More of the land around Electoral Area D, Peace River is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Some protected land is inside the town: 18% of its area. The nearest national park is Jasper National Park, 49 km away. Count 56 protected areas within 10 km of town. 123 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.

Expect November days around freezing in Electoral Area D, Peace River, nights around −11°C

The month after, December, normally sees −5°C afternoons and −16°C nights. July brings the warmest days, 23°C; January the coldest nights, −19°C. ECCC’s forecast for Dawson Creek is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Bob Zimmer (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Electoral Area D, Peace River in Ottawa as MP for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies

Electoral Area D, Peace River sends one MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from Peace River South, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.

Electoral Area D, Peace River’s public library is Pouce Coupe Municipal Library

The library is 16 km from the centre of Electoral Area D, Peace River.

A town of families: 19% of people in Electoral Area D, Peace River are under 15, more than in British Columbia’s towns and across Canadian towns

11% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Over-65s are 18% of the population.

Results around Electoral Area D, Peace River split both ways in British Columbia: 3 of 11 schools high, 6 low

Teenagers have 8.1 km to go to the closest secondary school, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (1.8 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Its 3 km reach takes in 10 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 2 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school, all of Electoral Area D, Peace River’s schooling.