Municipal visitor copy and the local news brand both lean on Energetic City as everyday shorthand.
Walk or drive through Fort St. John long enough and Pomeroy Sport Centre comes up. Multi-sport complex with the oval, NHL ice, walking track, and the desk where visitors still ask for Alaska Highway tips.
Recreation is civic architecture here. The Pomeroy Sport Centre holds an Olympic-sized indoor speed skating oval, two NHL ice sheets, a walking track, and the year-round Visitor Centre. North Peace Arena hosts the Fort St. John Flyers and Huskies; North Peace Leisure Pool covers the swim crowd; Centennial Park and Kin Park handle markets, diamonds, and bike jumps. Downtown, the North Peace Cultural Centre keeps theatre and concerts on 100 Avenue, while the Fort St. John North Peace Museum and Pioneer Pathway Walking Tour hold the longer memory.
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