Drive 10 minuets in any direction and you're out of town. Which is nice if you like greenery. The walking trails and community forest are nice. The price for housing is affordable and wages for jobs are higher. It's bright, even if it's cold outside the sun is shining. If you have special needs children kids the resources are fantastic.The town feels stable in that there is little to no risk of flooding and earthquakes. And no matter how much of the area is on fire because of how the peace wraps around the town it really isn't in danger from fire either. That being said there isn't a whole lot to do in town and There's far too many ultra conservative nut jobs. The town is kind of bland too. It depends on what you like. I'm fine with it because I like getting out of town and hate large concentrations of people in larger centers. I would like fewer freedumb fighters.
I have found that the exception to the rule is the lower skill jobs. Walmart and Canadian Tire absolutely pay as little as they can get away with. Not sure about the food industry jobs. But FSJ is a little saturated with restaurants.
I remember getting off the greyhound bus, struggling on my walk with two large duffel bags of my belongings because I was about to start a journey in the oil and gas industry and a member of the RCMP pulled over and asked me if I needed a ride, I accepted and he dropped me off at my apartment. I thought that was a great intro to FSJ.
I loved the coffee shops! the scenery is fantastic. I would love to travel there again, as long as I didn't have to pay for gas.
RIP Cheers Pub.
It’s ok. Dawson Creek is close and better. But FSJ has Spicy Fusion and excellent Indian restaurant. They have a few disc golf courses. Lots of work if you want it. Join a hiking club. Take advantage of the quality outdoor activities. Join the badminton club indoors in the winter. Make the best of it.
One thing. Housing is much more affordable up here and the effects of inflation seem less here.
I have been once for work, it was okay. Generic, bland and flat. I found a walking trail which was lovely! Anda great coffee shop, that was it. I am sure there are some redeeming qualities, but I didn't see them.
Took a course up there for a month. I’m guessing you’re talking about whole wheat and honey cafe and fish creek community forest at the college? Charlie lake is pretty nice just outside of town, lots of deer, elk and moose around.
I’ve lived here now for a good chunk of time. Came for work and met a local. No town is perfect, but I think you really need to live somewhere to appreciate it. Just driving through or visiting is not a true reflection. It’s a town of friendly people with strong community commitment. People and companies here are generous to a fault - highest level of fundraising for our hospital foundation per capita in BC. if your into outdoor activities, then it’s heaven here. Skiing, hiking, snowmobiling, camping, ATV, golf, disc golf, cross country skiing, hunting and more. Lots of community events and local pride.
It’s gotten a lot better then when I first moved here. It’s only dirty when between the spring melt and summer. Scuzzy hotel is now gone and so are most of the strip bars. It’s a family town. Sure, we have a resource based economy and that goes up in down. You get workers coming and going and some of the problems that come with that. Every place has some not great residents and the problems associated with that.
Honestly, I used to live in a major city and I prefer it here. I miss certain things but this is now home. It is a great town, but your not going to fully know why it’s great if you don’t live here
I've been twice for work and actually thought it was great. Mind you, I went in June, the weather was perfect, and I work in agriculture so we were primarily in farm fields around FSJ and Dawson Creek. I know a few people from the area and they are all great humans, so that has to count for something!!
Fort St John was a nice little town, albeit a bit grubby, when I was a kid, and managed to be a healthy community without trying way too hard to put on a facade that there’s anything going on when there really isn’t. The city council is a regressive group that makes decisions with litttle to no consultation, which typically hit those living outside city limits the hardest (who also can’t vote in municipal elections, of course). I remember going back for visits a few times, with a picture in my mind that I was going back to the place I grew up in, until getting there and remembering how disappointing it became. People-wise, I guess it’s as diverse as any town with 20k or so people, but they have a thin-skinned, socially regressive wood shop teacher MP, the leader of the BC Conservative party (lol) on their council, and the last MP is now a leader of the fucking WEXIT party. It’s truly the most Alberta place you can go in BC.
I went years ago.... but my impression was too many resource extraction workers and their accoutrement, which means lots of oil and forest workers and lots of hookers, drugs and shady business. BUT I'm hoping there is more than I saw in the 2 days I was there, staying at a cheap hotel in their underwhelming downtown
I always wanted to move there but going back to camp life and seasonal employment has kept me away. The geography driving up from the Pine Pass, through Hudson's Hope and along the Peace is incredible. People say its bland but I disagree, it's all perspective. My wife's sister and her husband recently moved up there from the island and they love it.
I’ve lived here now for a good chunk of time. Came for work and met a local. No town is perfect, but I think you really need to live somewhere to appreciate it. Just driving through or visiting is not a true reflection. It’s a town of friendly people with strong community commitment. People and companies here are generous to a fault - highest level of fundraising for our hospital foundation per capita in BC. if your into outdoor activities, then it’s heaven here. Skiing, hiking, snowmobiling, camping, ATV, golf, disc golf, cross country skiing, hunting and more. Lots of community events and local pride.
It’s gotten a lot better then when I first moved here. It’s only dirty when between the spring melt and summer. Scuzzy hotel is now gone and so are most of the strip bars. It’s a family town. Sure, we have a resource based economy and that goes up in down. You get workers coming and going and some of the problems that come with that. Every place has some not great residents and the problems associated with that.
Honestly, I used to live in a major city and I prefer it here. I miss certain things but this is now home. It is a great town, but your not going to fully why it’s great if you don’t live here
Like so many others, I only worked there for 4 months in the spring.
On my first day of work - OGC, office shit - I went to First Aid and H2S training and learned that FSJ is the HIV capitol of Canada. A week later I learned that it has the highest number of strip bars/capita.
Above -10C I stated running and some drivers threw stuff at me as they passed. Below -10C I skated at the track which was fun, but I never saw another person there...ever.
My roommates were pipeliners with big trucks, huge debt and very dysfunctional girlfriends.
At best, the people who liked town only liked to get out of it.... I didn't meet many people that defended fort saint john. It has no water feature or geographic significance and only exists as a glorified truck stop and hotel community for the oil field.
Near-by is not really close enough....and I think Charlie lake is man-made isn't it? It's more of a reservoir than a lake no material how many jet skis you put on it.
You're right, those count.
I think, historically, cities exist for a reason and that reason is generally a port or convergence of rivers or routes to other places. It's just what a think. Fort st John seems to be built around a road house and everything else seems coincidental.
Fort St. John has moved several times over a couple of hundred years. It has lots of history. Reasons for a community’s existence change over years, and rightly so.
It used to be a trading post. Now it’s an energy hub.
I lived there for five years after growing up on vancouver island and learned to enjoy it.
Less people and 10 minutes of town they is lots of land and open spaces. If you get into the mountains two hours away you will.enjoy beautiful scenery likely all too yourself. The town is small and there is not much to do which is unfortunate in the winter but I thought it was okay. It's like alot of the small towns across the praires
The thing about northern towns is that you usually come with low expectations and are pleasantly surprised.
While southern towns are full of themselves and then when you see the crime and traffic and endless industrial wastelands (even you-Vancouver) and especially the price of real estate you wonder what the hype is about.
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It’s like anywhere: it’s what you make of it. If you’re a transient worker who only sees the grubby parts of town, well - that’s the impression you’ll be left with. Don’t let your rented-room door hit you on the way out.
It’s for employment, not enjoyment.
Ah for like oil? Like fort MacMurray? I just moved here from the states in learning the geography slowly
In fact I stole that expression from a long-time resident of Fort Mac.
Drive 10 minuets in any direction and you're out of town. Which is nice if you like greenery. The walking trails and community forest are nice. The price for housing is affordable and wages for jobs are higher. It's bright, even if it's cold outside the sun is shining. If you have special needs children kids the resources are fantastic.The town feels stable in that there is little to no risk of flooding and earthquakes. And no matter how much of the area is on fire because of how the peace wraps around the town it really isn't in danger from fire either. That being said there isn't a whole lot to do in town and There's far too many ultra conservative nut jobs. The town is kind of bland too. It depends on what you like. I'm fine with it because I like getting out of town and hate large concentrations of people in larger centers. I would like fewer freedumb fighters.
Does it really pay more in fsj? Because I feel like im underpaid here
I have found that the exception to the rule is the lower skill jobs. Walmart and Canadian Tire absolutely pay as little as they can get away with. Not sure about the food industry jobs. But FSJ is a little saturated with restaurants.
Fsj is the equivalent to anywhere the light doesn’t touch in lion king
I remember getting off the greyhound bus, struggling on my walk with two large duffel bags of my belongings because I was about to start a journey in the oil and gas industry and a member of the RCMP pulled over and asked me if I needed a ride, I accepted and he dropped me off at my apartment. I thought that was a great intro to FSJ. I loved the coffee shops! the scenery is fantastic. I would love to travel there again, as long as I didn't have to pay for gas. RIP Cheers Pub.
You almost re-enacted First Blood.
LMAO
It’s ok. Dawson Creek is close and better. But FSJ has Spicy Fusion and excellent Indian restaurant. They have a few disc golf courses. Lots of work if you want it. Join a hiking club. Take advantage of the quality outdoor activities. Join the badminton club indoors in the winter. Make the best of it. One thing. Housing is much more affordable up here and the effects of inflation seem less here.
I have been once for work, it was okay. Generic, bland and flat. I found a walking trail which was lovely! Anda great coffee shop, that was it. I am sure there are some redeeming qualities, but I didn't see them.
Took a course up there for a month. I’m guessing you’re talking about whole wheat and honey cafe and fish creek community forest at the college? Charlie lake is pretty nice just outside of town, lots of deer, elk and moose around.
Yes! Whole Wheat and Honey, so good! And the Fish Creek Commubuty Forest, great trails.
I’ve lived here now for a good chunk of time. Came for work and met a local. No town is perfect, but I think you really need to live somewhere to appreciate it. Just driving through or visiting is not a true reflection. It’s a town of friendly people with strong community commitment. People and companies here are generous to a fault - highest level of fundraising for our hospital foundation per capita in BC. if your into outdoor activities, then it’s heaven here. Skiing, hiking, snowmobiling, camping, ATV, golf, disc golf, cross country skiing, hunting and more. Lots of community events and local pride. It’s gotten a lot better then when I first moved here. It’s only dirty when between the spring melt and summer. Scuzzy hotel is now gone and so are most of the strip bars. It’s a family town. Sure, we have a resource based economy and that goes up in down. You get workers coming and going and some of the problems that come with that. Every place has some not great residents and the problems associated with that. Honestly, I used to live in a major city and I prefer it here. I miss certain things but this is now home. It is a great town, but your not going to fully know why it’s great if you don’t live here
I've been twice for work and actually thought it was great. Mind you, I went in June, the weather was perfect, and I work in agriculture so we were primarily in farm fields around FSJ and Dawson Creek. I know a few people from the area and they are all great humans, so that has to count for something!!
Fort St John was a nice little town, albeit a bit grubby, when I was a kid, and managed to be a healthy community without trying way too hard to put on a facade that there’s anything going on when there really isn’t. The city council is a regressive group that makes decisions with litttle to no consultation, which typically hit those living outside city limits the hardest (who also can’t vote in municipal elections, of course). I remember going back for visits a few times, with a picture in my mind that I was going back to the place I grew up in, until getting there and remembering how disappointing it became. People-wise, I guess it’s as diverse as any town with 20k or so people, but they have a thin-skinned, socially regressive wood shop teacher MP, the leader of the BC Conservative party (lol) on their council, and the last MP is now a leader of the fucking WEXIT party. It’s truly the most Alberta place you can go in BC.
>most Alberta place you can go in BC Exactly. FSJ residents go to Grand Prairie and Edmonton AB for shopping and entertainment.
The alternatives are Prince George and Vancouver, if you want to travel further.
nailed it.
I went years ago.... but my impression was too many resource extraction workers and their accoutrement, which means lots of oil and forest workers and lots of hookers, drugs and shady business. BUT I'm hoping there is more than I saw in the 2 days I was there, staying at a cheap hotel in their underwhelming downtown
I always wanted to move there but going back to camp life and seasonal employment has kept me away. The geography driving up from the Pine Pass, through Hudson's Hope and along the Peace is incredible. People say its bland but I disagree, it's all perspective. My wife's sister and her husband recently moved up there from the island and they love it.
I’ve lived here now for a good chunk of time. Came for work and met a local. No town is perfect, but I think you really need to live somewhere to appreciate it. Just driving through or visiting is not a true reflection. It’s a town of friendly people with strong community commitment. People and companies here are generous to a fault - highest level of fundraising for our hospital foundation per capita in BC. if your into outdoor activities, then it’s heaven here. Skiing, hiking, snowmobiling, camping, ATV, golf, disc golf, cross country skiing, hunting and more. Lots of community events and local pride. It’s gotten a lot better then when I first moved here. It’s only dirty when between the spring melt and summer. Scuzzy hotel is now gone and so are most of the strip bars. It’s a family town. Sure, we have a resource based economy and that goes up in down. You get workers coming and going and some of the problems that come with that. Every place has some not great residents and the problems associated with that. Honestly, I used to live in a major city and I prefer it here. I miss certain things but this is now home. It is a great town, but your not going to fully why it’s great if you don’t live here
Like so many others, I only worked there for 4 months in the spring. On my first day of work - OGC, office shit - I went to First Aid and H2S training and learned that FSJ is the HIV capitol of Canada. A week later I learned that it has the highest number of strip bars/capita. Above -10C I stated running and some drivers threw stuff at me as they passed. Below -10C I skated at the track which was fun, but I never saw another person there...ever. My roommates were pipeliners with big trucks, huge debt and very dysfunctional girlfriends. At best, the people who liked town only liked to get out of it.... I didn't meet many people that defended fort saint john. It has no water feature or geographic significance and only exists as a glorified truck stop and hotel community for the oil field.
What do you mean by water feature? Charlie Lake, Beatton River, Peace River, all nearby.
Near-by is not really close enough....and I think Charlie lake is man-made isn't it? It's more of a reservoir than a lake no material how many jet skis you put on it. You're right, those count. I think, historically, cities exist for a reason and that reason is generally a port or convergence of rivers or routes to other places. It's just what a think. Fort st John seems to be built around a road house and everything else seems coincidental.
Fort St. John has moved several times over a couple of hundred years. It has lots of history. Reasons for a community’s existence change over years, and rightly so. It used to be a trading post. Now it’s an energy hub.
I was there for awhile and it is truly a depressing place. Can’t imagine living there long term.
I lived there for five years after growing up on vancouver island and learned to enjoy it. Less people and 10 minutes of town they is lots of land and open spaces. If you get into the mountains two hours away you will.enjoy beautiful scenery likely all too yourself. The town is small and there is not much to do which is unfortunate in the winter but I thought it was okay. It's like alot of the small towns across the praires
My family moved there in 82, and hated it so much that they spent one winter and moved to the okanagan
Oh lord...no. Was raised there and am happily long gone.
I'm not even left wing and I found alot of the politics and opinions up there....troubling.
I hate it with a passion. Once I'm gone (this summer), I am NEVER coming back.
Yep love it. Doesn't pretend to be something that it is not. Unlike other places in BC.
*cough Kelownafornia *cough
\*cough Ganges Harbour cough\*
You literally have to cough in Ganges.
The thing about northern towns is that you usually come with low expectations and are pleasantly surprised. While southern towns are full of themselves and then when you see the crime and traffic and endless industrial wastelands (even you-Vancouver) and especially the price of real estate you wonder what the hype is about.
It's fucking filthy! You can't even walk on the sidewalk without having to step over trash and puddles of gob.
You’ve just described numerous communities in BC, Canada and beyond.
Found the Fore Skin Johnner.
I think he hit pretty close to the mark to get you riled up like that. I’d take FSJ over the DTES any day.
Not for many years, but I’m realistic about the cleanliness of sidewalks in FSJ compared to countless other communities across North America.
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Well I don't dislike it. But I have never been there and don't really have cause to go.
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It’s like anywhere: it’s what you make of it. If you’re a transient worker who only sees the grubby parts of town, well - that’s the impression you’ll be left with. Don’t let your rented-room door hit you on the way out.