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| Established | 00, 0000 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Modified | Monsieur April 18, 2009 08:13pm |
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A large riding geographically, it is in the northeast corner of B.C., which takes in the northern part of the Peace River Regional District.
It extends from Fort St. John and Hudson's Hope in south corner all the way north along the B.C./Alberta border to the Yukon/Northwest Territories border.
The Alaska Highway/Laird Highway divide the eastern and western parts of the riding.
Fort St. John is the main population centre and agricultural base.
Fort Nelson, in the northern area, is the transportation and resource base.
There are 8 native reserves in the riding – in the 2006 census, the aboriginal population was 12%.
In 2008 redistribution, kept all of the riding; added 10% from Peace River South and 1% from Prince George North.
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