38-574: PRRD can stand for: Peace River Regional District , a regional government in British Columbia, Canada Powell River Regional District , a regional government in British Columbia, Canada President Rodrigo Roa Duterte , Filipino lawyer, politician, and 16th President of the Philippines Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
76-525: A 2.5-fold increase, in population by 1956. Industrial development began with the provincially funded megaprojects which included the extension of transportation and utility infrastructure through the Rocky Mountains to Chetwynd and across the region and the construction of two hydroelectric dams at Hudson's Hope. An oil and gas industry developed and helped Fort St. John's population increase from 3,619 people in 1961 to 13,891 in 1981 surpassing Dawson Creek as
114-569: A detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The following census was the 2011 census . Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897. This count was lower than the official July 1, 2006 population estimate of 32,623,490 people. The previous census was the 2001 census and the following census was in 2011 census . Over 12.7 million households, 32.5 million people were expected to be counted. Canada Post delivered census forms by mail to 70% of
152-574: A village, followed by Dawson Creek in 1936 after a rail line was extended there from Alberta. The 1941 Canadian Census recorded 8,444 people in northeastern BC but a year later the Alaska Highway was constructed by 10,000 US Army servicemen connecting Dawson Creek to Alaska via Fort Nelson. After the war and turning the highway over the province, the highway made it much easier to transport resources and agricultural products to rail lines and left Dawson Creek with 14-fold increase, and northeastern BC with
190-639: Is a regional district in northeastern British Columbia , Canada. The regional district comprises seven municipalities and four electoral areas. Its member municipalities are the cities of Fort St. John and Dawson Creek , the district municipalities of Tumbler Ridge , Chetwynd , Taylor , and Hudson's Hope , and the village of Pouce Coupe . The district's administrative offices are in Dawson Creek. The regional district also has four regional district electoral areas : B , C , D and E . Six Indian reserves and one Indian settlement are located within
228-486: Is characterized by rolling hills with grain and cattle farms. About 40% of the province's Agricultural Land Reserve is situated within the regional district. The Peace River flows west-to-east through the middle of the eastern half of the regional district. West of the Rockies the terrain is severe mountain wilderness with few roads and only a handful of inhabitants. Its total land area is 119,200.1 km (46,023.42 sq mi),
266-623: Is divided into four ecosections : the rolling uplands with few ridges and wide valleys of the Clear Hills and Halfway Plateau ecosections, the wide plains with deeply incised rivers of the Peace Lowland ecosection, and the rolling uplands and Rocky Mountain foothills of the Kiskatinaw Plateau ecosection. These ecosections have many wetlands, ponds, and slow-moving streams the area is a major migratory corridor for water- and shorebirds. Moose are
304-421: Is governed by a board of 11 directors. The Board consists of one representative from each municipality, usually the mayors, and one director from each electoral area. The municipal representatives, and their alternates, are elected by the municipal councils and the electoral area directors are elected for 3 year terms by their constituents during province-wide local elections . Due to its population size relative to
342-585: Is represented by Mike Bernier in the Legislative Assembly . Peace River North, represented by Pat Pimm, includes the northern half of the Regional District as well as the entire Northern Rockies Regional District. The Peace River Regional District is entirely with the federal riding of Prince George—Peace River and is represented in the House of Commons of Canada by Bob Zimmer . As a census division in
380-745: Is the largest in the province, comprising 13% of its area. At 119,200 km (46,023 mi ) it is similar in area to the American state of Pennsylvania or New Zealand's North Island . The northern border along the 58th parallel north was created when the PRLRD split to create the PRRD and the NRRD. The Regional District borders with six municipal districts in Alberta to the east – the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 ,
418-584: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Peace River Regional District had a population of 61,532 living in 24,902 of its 28,683 total private dwellings, a change of -2.2% from its 2016 population of 62,942 . With a land area of 117,216.74 km (45,257.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km (1.4/sq mi) in 2021. The Peace River Regional District administers five regional parks: In cooperation with member municipalities and communities,
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#1732848705656456-623: The County of Grande Prairie No. 1 , Saddle Hills County , Clear Hills County and the County of Northern Lights . The southwestern border runs along the Rocky Mountains, beginning at Intersection Mountain then northwesterly along the summit of the Hart Ranges to Williston Lake and then northwesterly along the watersheds of the Manson , Omineca , Mesilinka , Finlay , and Kechika rivers. Despite this large area, only about 64,272 people live there, giving
494-485: The USA PATRIOT Act . However, despite assurances to the contrary (i.e., only Statistics Canada employees would and could handle, store, and access the information), some people refused to participate fully in the census. The release of data was postponed to numerous issues during enumeration. These included: As a result, the first release of data from the census, originally scheduled for release on February 13, 2007,
532-500: The 20% sample that completed the long questionnaire) on marital status for the Canadian population aged 15 years or more, as well as data on the number of couples by various criteria, and where available the percentage change from the 2001 census: The fourth release of 2006 census data was on December 4, 2007 and covered immigration, citizenship, language, mobility, migration and other population data. The fifth release of 2006 census data
570-472: The 2006 census is $ 567 million spread over seven years, employing more than 25,000 full and part-time census workers. New in the 2006 census questionnaire: Questions not asked in the 2006 census: As the data were compiled, Statistics Canada released various census data products. The first set of data products was released on March 13, 2007, originally scheduled for release on February 13, 2007, covering population and dwelling counts by geographical unit. This
608-713: The Athapaskan-speaking Dunneza into the BC portion of the Peace River Country , which pushed the fellow Athapaskan-speaking Sekani into the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and beyond. European-Canadian explorers penetrated the area during the 19th century by canoeing along the Peace River and establishing trading posts at Fort St. John and Hudson's Hope. In 1883 the province gave the federal government control over 3,500,000 acres (14,200 km ) of land, anywhere north
646-480: The PRRD supports and/or finances recreation facilities in many communities. These include: The regional district supports community organizations in maintaining various public community halls and grounds. The regional district and the municipalities within it observe Mountain Standard Time ( UTC−7 ) year round; they do not change their clocks for daylight saving time . Hence, from March to November, clocks in
684-641: The Peace River Hospital District which has the same membership and is responsible for raising capital for hospital expenditures. The Electoral Area Directors Committee, consisting of the four electoral area directors, meet separately from the Board as a committee twice a month and addresses issues from their jurisdictions that do not require municipal participation. The board directors also form committees for wildlife, solid waste, rural budgets, and parks and recreation. The directors are joined with members of
722-640: The Regional District a population density of 0.54 people per km (1.4 people/mi ). The people live almost exclusively in the agricultural areas in British Columbia's portion of the Peace River Country straddling the Peace River. This biogeoclimatic zone, called the Boreal White and Black Spruce Zone , begins on the northern end of the Rockies and stretches into Alberta and the NRRD. Here, mean annual temperatures have ranged between −2.9 and 2 °C with annual precipitation averages between 330 and 570 mm. According to BC's Ecoregion Classification System most of
760-558: The Regional District is located in the Boreal Plains Ecoprovince of the Polar Ecodomain . This area is characterized by a continental climate with low year-round precipitation. Moist Pacific air loses its precipitation over several mountain ranges before moving over the region, while Arctic air masses are uninterrupted. About 61% of BC's bird species and 46% of all breeding species occur in this ecoprovince. This ecoprovince
798-677: The Rocky Mountains, as part of a deal to extend a rail line to Vancouver. After settling land claims with Treaty 8 First Nations, creating the East Moberly Reserve , West Moberly Reserve , Halfway River Reserve , and the St. John Reserve , the government surveyed out its land as the Peace River Block in 1907 and opened it to homesteading in 1912. Pioneer Hector Tremblay, and a few others, helped cut trails and opened stores and lodges to help incoming settlers. The first community of these settlers
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#1732848705656836-499: The census data: In addition, Statistics Canada's online questionnaire had been criticized over accessibility issues: The quality of data was further hampered by individuals who advocated minimal cooperation or non-cooperation, in protest to the outsourcing contract awarded to Lockheed Martin. Many people believed that Lockheed Martin would have access to their information, and that the US government could then access that information through
874-485: The country, primarily residents in urban areas. Census enumerators delivered to the remaining 30% of households. Every fifth home received the long questionnaire (53 questions versus 8 questions on the short form). For the first time, Canadian residents were able to go online to fill in their forms. Statistics Canada expected approximately 20% of households to file their surveys electronically. Persistent census staff are contacting tardy households. The total estimated cost of
912-451: The largest city. The last municipality in the region to incorporate was Tumbler Ridge which was built by the province in 1981 as an instant community to service two proposed coal mines. The region experienced little growth in the late-1980s and the population remained between 55,000 and 59,000 between 1992 and 2003. Since then, with a booming oil and gas industry, the population has gained over 5,500 people in three years. The Regional District
950-433: The largest regional district in British Columbia in area. (The Stikine Region is larger, but is not a regional district.) The total population reported in the 2006 census was 58,264 with 24,019 private dwellings, up from 55,080 people in 2001. Westward expansion during the 18th and 19th centuries pushed First Nation groups westward and into competition with each other for resources. The Algonkian-speaking Cree had pushed
988-647: The legal requirement at the outset, participants of 2005 focus-groups were annoyed or provoked by draft ads reminding Canadians about the census law. As a result of the finding, Statistics Canada's initial newspaper, radio and TV ads avoided mention of the legal requirement. Instead, reference to the census law was highlighted only in ads appearing after census day, to capture late filers. To encourage participation, Statistics Canada set aside $ 13 million for "saturation" advertising, including billboards, bookmarks, inserts in municipal tax bills, and ads on bags of sugar and milk cartons. Statistics Canada reports less than 20% of
1026-583: The most common large mammal but mule and white-tailed deer, caribou, and elk are also very common. The ecosystem also supports Dall sheep , black bear , grizzly bear , and gray wolf . There are few small mammal or reptile species. Fish species are restricted to freshwater fish like the Arctic grayling , northern pike , and slimy sculpin . Major tree species include white spruce , black spruce , trembling aspen , lodgepole pine , balsam poplar , tamarack , subalpine fir , and paper birch . The Regional District
1064-408: The other jurisdictions and the Board's weighted voting scheme, Fort St. John elects two directors and two alternates. The Board annually elects a chairperson from its membership. The Board convenes twice a month in the board room of Regional District office in Dawson Creek, although they occasionally meet in other member municipalities. Portions of these meetings are dedicated to the matters arising from
1102-419: The public on committees for agricultural advisory, libraries, fire protection, community sewer systems, and emergency management. Directors can also be appointed to outside agencies to represent the interests of the Regional District. The Regional District is covers portions of two provincial electoral areas: Peace River South and Peace River North . Peace River South is entirely with the Regional District and
1140-496: The regional district are synchronized with the rest of the province, which is on Pacific Daylight Time . During the winter, they are synchronized with clocks in Alberta . The surrounding regions, namely Grande Prairie , Alberta (Mountain Time) and Prince George, British Columbia (Pacific Time) do observe daylight-saving time. Canada 2006 Census The 2006 Canadian census was
1178-635: The regional district's boundaries, but are not governed by the regional district. Its modern boundaries were established on October 31, 1987, when the Peace River-Liard Regional District was divided in two. The separated northern territories became the Fort Nelson-Liard Regional District , now the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality . Located east of the Rockies, the regional district
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1216-408: The short form (2A): One in five received the long form (2B): Federal and provincial employees and their families working in embassies and National Defence bases abroad (2C): In the three northern territories and on Aboriginal communities and settlements (2D): Census of Agriculture (6): Special interest groups criticised Statistics Canada over the design of questions, accuracy, and the future of
1254-491: The title PRRD . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PRRD&oldid=1220023057 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Peace River Regional District The Peace River Regional District
1292-560: The work will be outsourced, spending $ 85 million over 5 years. Despite an open public tender process, controversy arose on the announcement of a $ 43.3 million deal awarded to Lockheed Martin Canada—a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin , the world's largest defense contractor by defense revenue—for the purchase of scanning and printing software and hardware. A variety of forms were available in both official languages, varying in length, colour, and recipient's location. Most households (80%) received
1330-455: Was at a record high of 13.7% of the total population of Canada. By comparison, the 2001 census found that the 65-and-over population was 13.0% of the total population of Canada. Population of each province and territory by age and sex The third release of 2006 census data was on September 12, 2007 and covered families/households, marital status, and dwelling characteristics. The following table displays various census data (derived from
1368-450: Was established at Pouce Coupe, around Tremblay's cabin. The land was granted back to the province in 1930 after conflicts regarding the water and mineral rights emerged. The region grew slowly as agricultural settlements spread westward to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and northward to the muskegs of the Liard. In 1932 Pouce Coupe became the first community in the region to incorporate as
1406-411: Was followed by other census data products. The first release of 2006 census data was on March 13, 2007, covering population and dwelling counts by geographical unit. Population of the provinces and territories The second release of 2006 census data was on July 17, 2007, covering age and sex of the Canadian population. Among other findings, Statistics Canada reported that the 65-and-over population
1444-499: Was on January 15, 2008, covering aboriginal peoples. The sixth release of 2006 census data was on March 4, 2008, covering labour, education and some other topics going with that. The seventh release of 2006 census data was on April 2, 2008, covering ethnic origins and visible minorities and commuting to work. The eighth release of 2006 census data was on May 1, 2008, covering income and earnings, and shelter costs. In contrast to 1996 focus-groups that found it important to know
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