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Fort Nelson is a town of approximately 5,000 residents in British Columbia's northeastern corner. It is the seat, and only municipality in the Northern Rockies Regional District. Fort Nelson is primarily a natural resource industry town, with the majority of economic activity in forestry, oil and gas. It lies east of the Northern Rocky Mountains in the Peace River region, along the Alaska Highway, where it is known as "Mile 300." Fort Nelson is the centre of the Greater Sierra oil field. Year round, the Town is home to over 4,700 residents while 1,600 additional residents settle in the surrounding Northern Rockies Regional District area including the Fort Nelson First Nations reserve. There are about 500 members living on the reserve, yet across our region, as a whole, Aboriginal people make up approximately 15% of our total population.

Attractions:
In Fort Nelson
Fort Nelson Heritage Museum
Canoeing down the Fort Nelson River
Smith River Falls
Wokkpash Recreation Area
Canadian Open Sled Dog Races (in December)
Fall Fair and Rodeo (in August)
In the Northern Rockies
Liard Hot Springs
Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park
Rafting on the Liard River
Muncho Lake (of blue-green color, due to glacial flour)

Fort Nelson lies at the confluence of Fort Nelson River (which took the name from the town), Muskwa River and Prophet River.

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