Fort Nelson | |
|---|---|
| Nicknames: Mile 300, Fort Nelly, F-N | |
  Fort Nelson Location of Fort Nelson in British Columbia  Fort Nelson Fort Nelson (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 58°48′21.3″N 122°41′47.3″W / 58.805917°N 122.696472°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional Municipality | Northern Rockies |
| Incorporated | 1971 |
| Amalgamated | 2009 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Northern Rockies Regional Council |
| • MP | Bob Zimmer (Cons - Peace River) |
| • MLA | Dan Davies (Lib - Peace River North) |
| Area (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 3,366 |
| • Density | 719.1/km2 (1,862/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST[2]) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area code | 250 / 778 / 236 |
| Highways |  Highway 97 |
| Website | Fort Nelson Northern Rockies Regional Municipality |
Fort Nelson is a community in northeast British Columbia, Canada, within the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM).[3] It held town status prior to 6 February 2009, when it amalgamated with the former Northern Rockies Regional District to form the NRRM,[3][4] becoming its administrative centre. The NRRM is the first regional municipality in the province.[5]
The community lies east of the northern Rocky Mountains in the Peace River region along the Alaska Highway at Mile 300.[6] The town is approximately a four hour drive from the nearest urban centre, Fort St. John, but could potentially take six hours under winter driving conditions.[7] The Alaska Highway both north and south of Fort Nelson is most often very well plowed in the winter and offers scenic views year round.
According to the 2016 Canadian Census, the population was 3,366, a drop of 5.5% from the 2011 Census.[1]
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
2016censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Reaburn, Adam (21 February 2015). "Fort Nelson to change time one last time this March". Energeticcity.ca. Fort St. John. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Fort Nelson". Northern Rockies Regional Municipality. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Statistics Relating to Regional and Municipal Governments in BC 2011" (PDF). Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. p. 21 of 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Fort Nelson becomes B.C.'s first Regional Municipality". Brent Hodson. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Northern Rockies". Northern Rockies. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ No maternity ward, unreliable medevac, dangerous roads: why doctors tell pregnant women to leave Fort Nelson