Prince George — Peace River — Northern Rockies, bc

Fort St. John is considered to be one of the oldest European settlements in British Columbia. It began life as a trading post in 1794 as part of the fur trade. The original settlement no longer exists, as it had shifted location a number of times before it was shut down in 1805. The structure itself eventually burnt down. The community grew sporadically, but experienced a boom after the discovery of oil in the region in the 1950s, which is one of the reasons it is nicknamed the “Energetic City.”