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July 2017
Travel and Tourism along the Alaska Highway Presentations – Fort St John
Learn about travel and tourism along the Alaska Highway from the first tourists in 1948 to current and future tourism initiatives happening along the highway. Presentations will feature historic photographs as well as historic poems about travelling the highway. Garry Oker will discuss the development of an interpretive site at Tse’KWa (Charlie Lake Cave). Ross Peck will talk about his family’s lodge, Trutch Lodge, along the Alaska Highway. Heather Sjoblom will share stories of early travellers and tourists along the…
Find out more »August 2017
Trencher Unveiling – Dawson Creek
Where: NAR Park Dawson Creek Contact: Donna Kane Email: dkane@pris.ca
Find out more »Alaska Highway Cemetery Tour
Join us for a guided cemetery tour of the Fort St. John Cemetery on 100 Ave. Learn about the connection of many of the people buried there to the Alaska Highway. From construction workers to entrepreneurs to ambulance drivers, the cemetery is full of people who worked and lived along the highway. Tour is $10 and can be paid at the gate of the cemetery prior to the tour. Call 250-787-0430 for more information.
Find out more »Rudy Schuberts Alaska Highway Photos Exhibit – Fort St john
Rudy Schuberts Alaska Highway Photos Exhibit Where: North Peace Museum FSJ Contact: 250-785-0430
Find out more »September 2017
The Alcan Craze II – Fort St John
“The Alcan Craze II” local playwright Debra Butler brings back the flavour of 1942 along the Alaska Highway Where: The North Peace Cultural Centre Contact: 250-785-1992
Find out more »The Alcan Craze II – Fort St John
“The Alcan Craze II” local playwright Debra Butler brings back the flavour of 1942 along the Alaska Highway Where: The North Peace Cultural Centre Contact: 250-785-1992
Find out more »October 2017
The Alcan Craze II – Fort St John
“The Alcan Craze II” local playwright Debra Butler brings back the flavour of 1942 along the Alaska Highway Where: The North Peace Cultural Centre Contact: 250-785-1992
Find out more »The Alcan Craze II – Fort St John
“The Alcan Craze II” local playwright Debra Butler brings back the flavour of 1942 along the Alaska Highway Where: The North Peace Cultural Centre Contact: 250-785-1992
Find out more »The Alcan Craze II – Fort St John
“The Alcan Craze II” local playwright Debra Butler brings back the flavour of 1942 along the Alaska Highway Where: The North Peace Cultural Centre Contact: 250-785-1992
Find out more »August 2019
The Emperor’s Challenge
Run with the goats. Mingle with the marmots. Or trot with the ptarmigan. Rise to the challenge of the world’s toughest and most beautiful half-marathon and the biggest off-road running event in British Columbia. The Emperor’s Challenge is a half marathon on Babcock Mountain, with panoramic views of the Northern Rockies in the Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark. Total distance is 20 km, with the summit at km 11. Total elevation gain is 2050 feet (610 m) with a thrilling…
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