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The District of Chetwynd is a small town in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Peace River Regional District. The 64.32 km² (24.83 mi²) municipality is home to approximately 2,770 residents and consists of the town, a community forest, and four satellite properties. The town — once known as "Little Prairie" — adopted its current name in honour of provincial politician Ralph L.T. Chetwynd just prior to its incorporation in 1962.

Chetwynd's culture includes an appreciation of heritage, public art, and outdoor recreation. The Little Prairie Heritage Museum, located in one of the town's oldest buildings (a converted post office dating to 1949) displays artifacts and re-creations of the town’s frontier times.

For outdoor recreation, a community forest on Mount Baldy provides residents with trails for walking, hiking, cycling, and cross-country skiing close to home. About 100 km west of town (and closer to the Rocky Mountains) the Powder King Mountain Resort provides downhill skiing opportunities. Several provincial parks are also nearby, including Gwillim Lake Provincial Park (56 km, 35 miles southeast), Moberly Lake Provincial Park (25 km, 16 miles northwest), Pine River Breaks Provincial Park (15 km, 9 miles east), and East Pine Provincial Park (30 km, 19 miles east). Chetwynd also has a large indoor rodeo facility, an outdoor speed skating oval, and a general recreation complex, which features an ice arena, wave pool, six-lane curling rink, two baseball diamonds, and a skateboard park. The town was ranked, in 2004, as one of B.C.'s most livable municipalities in large part due to its large park spaces.

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