--- title: "Prince George land and resources: forests and mining" description: "Elevation, rivers, biogeoclimatic zone and distances for Prince George, plus timber harvest, mills, mines and dams, the aquifer and farm census data." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T15:49:22.146Z --- # Prince George land and resources Prince George sits where the Nechako meets the Fraser, in sub-boreal spruce forest on the Interior Plateau. Timber built the city; mines, dams, pipelines and farms ring it. Here is the ground truth, with a source on every figure. **What these numbers tell you** The headline figures give the scale; the charts show how it changes. Check each source’s geographic boundary and measurement year before comparing city, watershed and regional figures. ## Terms explained - **m³**: Cubic metres, a measure of volume. - **m³/s**: Cubic metres per second, a measure of flowing water. - **AAC**: Allowable annual cut, a timber-harvest limit for a defined area. - **TSA**: Timber supply area. - **ha**: Hectares, a measure of land area. - [Right now](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/) - [Weather](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/weather/) - [Climate](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/climate/) - [Air quality](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/air-quality/) - [Rivers and water](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/rivers/) - [Wildfire](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/) - [Power](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/power/) - [People](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/people/) - [Economy](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/economy/) - [Housing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/) - [Taxes and fees](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/taxes/) - [Land and resources](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/) - [Safety](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/safety/) - [Cameras and more](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/live/) - [Geography](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/#geography) - [Rivers and groundwater](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/#water) - [Forests](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/#forests) - [Mining and energy](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/#mining-energy) - [Farmland](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/#farmland) - [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/#map) Elevation, downtown 576m Airport: 691.3 m City land area 316.7km² 2021 Census Allowable annual cut, Prince George TSA 6.92M m³ Since August 28, 2025 Timber harvested, 2025 3.16M m³ Down 68% from 2012 Operating mines within 200 km 7 Gold, copper, molybdenum and coal Peace River hydro capacity 4,781MW 36% of BC Hydro's capacity Farms in Fraser-Fort George, 2021 456 68,627 ha of farmland City water from Nechako wells 93.6% Of 10.7 million m³ pumped in 2024 ## Geography ### Where the city sits - **Coordinates**: 53.9131° N, 122.7453° W - **Elevation**: 576 m downtown, 691.3 m at the airport. The airport sits on the plateau above the river valley, about 115 m higher than downtown at the confluence. - **Ecosystem**: Sub-Boreal Spruce (SBS) zone; downtown is in the SBSmh, moist hot subzone. Nechako Lowland ecosection, Fraser Basin ecoregion. - **Natural disturbance type**: NDT3, ecosystems with frequent stand-initiating events (fire) Sources: [Canadian Geographical Names](https://geogratis.gc.ca/services/geoname/en/geonames/JBLVS.html); [NRCan elevation model](https://geogratis.gc.ca/services/elevation/cdem/altitude?lat=53.9171&lon=-122.7497); [ECCC station 1096450](https://api.weather.gc.ca/collections/climate-stations/items?CLIMATE_IDENTIFIER=1096450); [BC BEC map](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bec-map), retrieved September 30, 2026. ### How far to… Straight-line distance, km. Roads are longer. - Vanderhoof 83 W - Quesnel 105 S - Fort St. James 115 WNW - Mackenzie 159 N - McBride 183 ESE - Valemount 260 ESE - Dawson Creek 261 NE - Fort St. John 287 NNE - Smithers 303 WNW - Jasper, AB 330 ESE - Kamloops 395 SSE - Prince Rupert 496 W - Vancouver 518 S - Edmonton, AB 610 E Source: [Computed from Canadian Geographical Names coordinates](https://geogratis.gc.ca/services/geoname/en/geonames), as of September 30, 2026. [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+Computed+from+Canadian+Geographical+Names+coordinates) ### Sub-Boreal Spruce country The city and its surroundings lie in the Sub-Boreal Spruce zone of BC's biogeoclimatic classification. Five subzones and variants meet around Prince George. In the timber supply area, lodgepole pine, spruce and subalpine fir lead most stands, and many pine stands grew back after major fires. - SBSmh Moist hot - SBSdw3 Dry warm, Stuart variant - SBSmk1 Moist cool, Mossvale variant - SBSwk1 Wet cool, Willow variant - SBSvk Very wet cool SBSmh (highlighted) covers downtown. Source: [BC Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification map; AAC Rationale for Prince George TSA, October 2017](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bec-map), as of September 30, 2026. [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+BC+Biogeoclimatic+Ecosystem+Classification+map%3B+AAC+Rationale+for+Prince+George+TSA%2C+October+2017) ### Peaks and lakes nearby - Cranbrook Hill hill 5 km - Tabor Lake lake 13 km - Mount Tabor mountain 19 km - Ness Lake lake 28 km - Eaglet Lake lake 36 km - Purden Lake lake 55 km - Stuart Lake lake 142 km - Williston Lake reservoir Reservoir behind the W.A.C. Bennett Dam 244 km - Mount Robson mountain Highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, 3,954 m (BC Parks) 253 km Source: [Canadian Geographical Names Database (coordinates); BC Parks (Mount Robson elevation); distances computed from the city's coordinates](https://geogratis.gc.ca/services/geoname/en/geonames), as of September 30, 2026. [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+Canadian+Geographical+Names+Database+%28coordinates%29%3B+BC+Parks+%28Mount+Robson+elevation%29%3B+distances+computed+from+the+city%27s+coordinates) ### Parks and protected areas - West Lake Park Provincial park, 1981 · 256 ha 21 km - Fort George Canyon Park Provincial park, 2000 · 178 ha 26 km - Eskers Park Provincial park, 1987 · 4,044 ha 36 km - Dahl Lake Park Provincial park, 1981 · 1,583 ha 39 km - Aleza Lake Ecological Reserve Ecological reserve, 1978 · 269 ha 46 km - Fraser River Park Provincial park, 2000 · 4,899 ha 48 km - Purden Lake Park Provincial park, 1971 · 2,521 ha 55 km - Crooked River Park Provincial park, 1965 · 963 ha 63 km - Sugarbowl-Grizzly Den Park Provincial park, 2000 · 22,529 ha 75 km - Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Park Provincial park, 2016 · 11,190 ha Inland temperate rainforest; BC Parks says western redcedars along the boardwalk may be 2,000 years old 95 km - Carp Lake Park Provincial park, 1973 · 38,149 ha 104 km - Bowron Lake Park Provincial park, 1961 · 139,700 ha 139 km Source: [BC Parks, Ecological Reserves and Protected Areas](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bc-parks-ecological-reserves-and-protected-areas), as of September 30, 2026. [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+BC+Parks%2C+Ecological+Reserves+and+Protected+Areas) ## Rivers and groundwater Fraser River length 1,375km BC's longest river Fraser basin 234,000km² Whole river, to the Pacific Nechako basin at Prince George 46,000km² Joins the Fraser 275 km below the Kenney Dam Lower Nechako River aquifer 94km² Sand and gravel; the city's main water source ### How much land drains past each gauge Gross drainage area, km² Fraser Nechako The Fraser more than doubles its catchment at Prince George: 32,430 km² drains past Shelley just above the confluence, 79,880 km² past South Fort George just below it. **Show the table** | Station | ID | km² | | --- | --- | --- | | Fraser River at McBride | 08KA005 | 6,882 | | Nechako River at Vanderhoof | 08JC001 | 25,220 | | Fraser River at ShelleyJust above the confluence | 08KB001 | 32,430 | | Nechako River at Isle Pierre | 08JC002 | 42,750 | | Fraser River at South Fort GeorgeJust below the confluence, in the city | 08KE018 | 79,880 | | Fraser River at Hope | 08MF005 | 216,600 | | Fraser River at Mission | 08MH024 | 228,100 | Source: [Environment and Climate Change Canada, hydrometric station metadata (HYDAT)](https://api.weather.gc.ca/collections/hydrometric-stations), as of September 30, 2026. [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+Environment+and+Climate+Change+Canada%2C+hydrometric+station+metadata+%28HYDAT%29) ### A regulated river The Nechako joins the Fraser at Prince George about 275 km downstream of the Kenney Dam. The dam (1952) created the roughly 910 km² Nechako Reservoir; about 70% of the reservoir's outflow is diverted west through the Coast Mountains to Rio Tinto's Kemano powerhouse, which supplies the aluminium smelter at Kitimat. Source: [Ecofish Research for the Nechako Water Engagement Initiative, December 2022](https://www.getinvolvednechako.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Ecofish-1316-09-Hydrology-of-the-Nechako-watershed-20221223-cert.pdf). [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+Ecofish+Research+for+the+Nechako+Water+Engagement+Initiative%2C+December+2022) ### The aquifer under the Nechako Prince George drinks groundwater, not river water. The City of Prince George's drinking water supply wells on the Nechako (1010 Ospika Boulevard and Fishtrap Island) are recorded in this aquifer in the provincial well database. In 2024, the Nechako-side wells supplied 93.6% of the city’s water. - AquiferNo. 92, Lower Nechako River - TypeUnconfined sand and gravel - ProductivityHigh - Vulnerability to contaminationHigh [Live river levels and drinking water quality](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/rivers/) Source: [BC GWELLS, aquifer 92; City of Prince George 2024 water system report](https://apps.nrs.gov.bc.ca/gwells/aquifers/92), as of September 30, 2026. 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Allowable annual cut 6,917,231m³ Effective August 28, 2025; peak was 14.9 million in 2004 Timber harvesting land base 3.07M ha Of 5.24 M ha of Crown forest Pine beetle: volume killed 40% Across 60% of the harvesting land base Harvest vs AAC, 2025 46% 3.16 M m³ scaled; year-end AAC 6.92 M m³ ### Harvest against the allowable cut Million m³ a year, Prince George TSA Timber scaled Allowable annual cut Timber volume scaled (measured) and billed each month for timber harvested in the Prince George TSA (management unit TSA 24), all tenures, all species and products, normal and cruise-based billing. Waste billing excluded. Monthly totals can be negative when earlier bills are corrected. 2026 covers 8 months. AAC shown as in effect at year end. **Show the table** | Year | Scaled, m³ | AAC, m³ | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2012 | 9,825,401 | 12,500,000 | 79% | | 2013 | 9,741,385 | 12,500,000 | 78% | | 2014 | 8,258,758 | 12,500,000 | 66% | | 2015 | 8,990,168 | 12,500,000 | 72% | | 2016 | 8,318,204 | 12,500,000 | 67% | | 2017 | 9,628,929 | 8,350,000 | 115% | | 2018 | 8,291,808 | 8,350,000 | 99% | | 2019 | 7,052,949 | 8,350,000 | 84% | | 2020 | 5,580,518 | 8,350,000 | 67% | | 2021 | 5,985,406 | 8,350,000 | 72% | | 2022 | 5,342,458 | 7,350,000 | 73% | | 2023 | 3,560,301 | 7,350,000 | 48% | | 2024 | 3,374,793 | 7,350,000 | 46% | | 2025 | 3,162,600 | 6,917,231 | 46% | | 2026 (8 mo) | 1,972,713 | 6,917,231 | – | Source: [BC Ministry of Forests, Harvest Billing System, Mark Monthly Scaling History report](https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/hbs/), as of scaling to Aug 2026, retrieved September 30, 2026. [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+BC+Ministry+of+Forests%2C+Harvest+Billing+System%2C+Mark+Monthly+Scaling+History+report) ### Allowable cut since 1996 1. January 1996 9.36 M m³ Set in 1996 2. June 2002 12.24 M m³ Uplift for the mountain pine beetle outbreak, including 3 million m³ for beetle management and salvage 3. October 2004 14.94 M m³ Second beetle uplift; 5.7 million m³ a year for beetle management and salvage 4. January 2011 12.50 M m³ Decreased to 12.5 million m³, still including beetle salvage volume 5. October 2017 8.35 M m³ New determination: 8.35 million m³ for five years, then 7.35 million 6. October 2022 7.35 M m³ Scheduled step-down from the 2017 determination 7. August 2025 6.92 M m³ Adjusted for community forest K1N expansion Orange bars: uplifts to salvage beetle-killed pine. Source: [BC Ministry of Forests, 2017 AAC rationale and TSA page](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/stewardship/forest-analysis-inventory/tsr-annual-allowable-cut/prince_george_tsa_rationale_2017.pdf), as of September 30, 2026. [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+BC+Ministry+of+Forests%2C+2017+AAC+rationale+and+TSA+page) ### Logging follows the seasons Average volume scaled per month, 2021–2025, thousand m³. Spring break-up, when thawing roads can’t carry log trucks, shows as the April–May dip. Source: [BC Ministry of Forests, Harvest Billing System, Mark Monthly Scaling History report](https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/hbs/), as of 2021–2025. [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+BC+Ministry+of+Forests%2C+Harvest+Billing+System%2C+Mark+Monthly+Scaling+History+report) ### What grows on the harvesting land base Leading species, share of the timber harvesting land base - Lodgepole pine 49% - Spruce 33% - Subalpine fir 9% - Deciduous 6% - Douglas-fir 2% - Cedar 1% Source: [AAC Rationale for Prince George TSA, October 2017](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/stewardship/forest-analysis-inventory/tsr-annual-allowable-cut/prince_george_tsa_rationale_2017.pdf), as of 2017. [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+AAC+Rationale+for+Prince+George+TSA%2C+October+2017) ### Mountain pine beetle The outbreak reached the TSA in 2001 and peaked in 2004 in the Vanderhoof and Prince George forest districts, 2006 in Fort St. James; 2005 to 2007 in the south-central TSA. About 60% of the timber harvesting land base was affected by the mountain pine beetle, with an estimated 40% of total volume killed. By 2017 the average beetle-killed tree had been dead about 10 years, and the analysis assumed sawlog value is fully lost 23 years after death. The province raised the cut twice to salvage dead pine, to 14.9 million m³ in 2004, and has lowered it in steps since 2011. Source: [AAC Rationale for Prince George TSA, October 2017](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/stewardship/forest-analysis-inventory/tsr-annual-allowable-cut/prince_george_tsa_rationale_2017.pdf), as of 2017. 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[Canfor](https://www.canfor.com/newsroom/2026-07-14/canfor-announces-closure-of-northwood-pulp-mill) - Prince George Sawmill Canfor · sawmill - 361 million board feet of lumber - 384 thousand bone-dry units of chips - Carrier Lumber Carrier Lumber Ltd. · sawmill - 249 million board feet of lumber - Drax pellet plant Drax · pellet plant - 157 thousand tonnes of pellets Operating mills in the city, with the province's estimated annual capacity. Lumber in million board feet (MMfbm), pulp, paper and pellets in thousand tonnes, chips in thousand bone-dry units. The survey also lists operating sawmills within about 75 km: Dunkley Lumber at Hixon and Canfor at Bear Lake. Source: [BC Major Timber Processing Facilities (Mill List Survey), DataBC](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/british-columbia-major-timber-processing-facilities), as of dataset updated June 17, 2026. [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+BC+Major+Timber+Processing+Facilities+%28Mill+List+Survey%29%2C+DataBC) ## Mining and energy ### Operating mines within 200 km - Cariboo Gold 134 km Gold Operating · Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. - Mount Milligan 156 km Copper Gold Operating year-round · Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. Between Fort St. James and Mackenzie. Construction began in 2010 and production in August 2013. - Gibraltar 157 km Copper Molybdenum Operating year-round · Gibraltar Mines Ltd. Near Williams Lake; described as the largest employer in the Cariboo region. - Blackwater 162 km Gold Silver Operating · BW Gold Ltd. (Artemis Gold) Open pit with a planned milling capacity of 60,000 tonnes a day over 17 years. - Quintette Coal 166 km Metallurgical coal Operating · Conuma Mining Services Limited South of Tumbler Ridge; operated 1982 to 2000 and is being reopened by Conuma. - Mount Polley 169 km Copper Gold Silver Operating · Mount Polley Mining Corporation Near Likely; opened in 1997. - Willow Creek 193 km Metallurgical coal Operating year-round · Conuma Resources Limited Southwest of Chetwynd near the Pine Pass. **Idle mines and local quarries** - Endako Mine (molybdenum, 155 km): care and maintenance since december 2015. At Fraser Lake; began operations in 1965. - Kemess Mine (copper, gold, 426 km): care and maintenance. About 430 km northwest of Prince George (BC Mine Information). Past-producing Kemess South plus the Kemess Underground and Kemess East projects. - MINFILE lists two producing industrial-mineral sites close to the city: the Giscome limestone quarry about 34 km east-northeast and the Dahl Lake limestone and aggregate quarry about 38 km west. [MINFILE](https://minfile.gov.bc.ca/) Source: [BC Mine Information (Government of British Columbia): mine status, permittee, commodities and location](https://mines.nrs.gov.bc.ca/mines), as of September 30, 2026. [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+BC+Mine+Information+%28Government+of+British+Columbia%29%3A+mine+status%2C+permittee%2C+commodities+and+location) ### Dams that shape the region | Dam | Height | Built | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Kenney Dam Rio Tinto · Nechako River, forms the Nechako Reservoir | 96 m | 1952 | 150 km | | Skins Lake Spillway Rio Tinto · Releases Nechako Reservoir water to the Cheslatta and Nechako rivers | 20 m | 1953 | 214 km | | Peace Canyon Dam BC Hydro · Peace River | 61 m | 1980 | 235 km | | W.A.C. Bennett Dam BC Hydro · Peace River, forms Williston Lake | 183 m | 1967 | 237 km | | John Horgan Dam (formerly Site C) BC Hydro · Peace River | 60 m | 2025 | 279 km | Source: [BC dam registry; BC Hydro](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bc-dams), as of September 30, 2026. [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+BC+dam+registry%3B+BC+Hydro) ### Peace River generating stations Between 235 and 280 km north of the city, BC Hydro’s three Peace River stations total 4,781 MW, 36% of the utility’s capacity and about 43% of its yearly output. - G.M. Shrum (1968) 2,857 MW - John Horgan (2025) 1,230 MW - Peace Canyon (1980) 694 MW [Outages and power rates](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/power/) Source: [BC Hydro, Peace Region facilities](https://www.bchydro.com/energy-in-bc/operations/our-facilities/peace.html), as of September 30, 2026. [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+BC+Hydro%2C+Peace+Region+facilities) ### Refinery The Prince George Refinery, owned by Tidewater Midstream, is a 12,000 barrel-a-day light oil refinery producing mainly low-sulphur diesel and gasoline, and the only refinery in the BC Interior. Tidewater Renewables' 3,000 barrel-a-day renewable diesel plant sits on the same site; the Province called it Canada's first stand-alone renewable diesel refinery (about 170 million litres a year). Sources: [Tidewater Midstream](https://www.tidewatermidstream.com/our-operations); [BC Government News, June 16, 2023](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023EMLI0036-000960), retrieved September 30, 2026. ### Natural gas pipeline Enbridge's Westcoast (BC Pipeline) natural gas system runs 3,152 km from near Fort Nelson south to the US border at Sumas. Construction of its Sunrise Expansion, about 139 km of new 42-inch looping adding 300 million cubic feet a day of capacity, started with a pipe-signing ceremony in Prince George on July 20, 2026; it was approved in April 2026 and is due in service by late 2028. Sources: [Canada Energy Regulator](https://apps.cer-rec.gc.ca/PPS/en/pipeline-profiles/westcoast-bc-pipeline); [Enbridge](https://www.enbridge.com/projects-and-infrastructure/projects/sunrise-expansion-program), retrieved September 30, 2026. ## Farmland Farms, 2021 456 558 in 2011 Total farm area 68,627ha 2021 Land in crops 17,104ha Down 31% since 2011 Hay farms 151 33% of farms: the most common type ### How farmland is used Hectares, Fraser-Fort George Crops Tame or seeded pasture Natural pasture **All land uses, 2021** | Use | Hectares | Farms reporting | | --- | --- | --- | | Natural land for pasture | 25,731 | 248 | | Land in crops | 17,104 | 337 | | Woodlands and wetlands | 11,456 | 223 | | Tame or seeded pasture | 9,005 | 175 | | All other land | 5,258 | 363 | | Summerfallow | 59 | 14 | Hectares are as reported by farm operators. Some small categories are suppressed or rounded by Statistics Canada. Farm-type counts are by the farm's main commodity (NAICS). Source: [Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture 2011, 2016 and 2021](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3210024901), as of 2021. [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+Statistics+Canada%2C+Census+of+Agriculture+2011%2C+2016+and+2021) ### Farms by main activity, 2021 Share of farms (types with six or more farms) - Hay farming 33.1% 151 - Beef cattle ranching 21.9% 100 - Horse and other equine 9.9% 45 - Animal combination farming 5.9% 27 - Poultry and egg 4.8% 22 - Sheep and goat 4.4% 20 - Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture 3.9% 18 - Vegetable and melon 3.5% 16 - Other miscellaneous crops 3.1% 14 - Fruit and tree nut 2.2% 10 - Hog and pig 2.0% 9 - Dairy 1.3% 6 - Apiculture (bees) 1.3% 6 Source: [Statistics Canada, table 32-10-0231](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3210023101), as of 2021. [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fresources%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+Statistics+Canada%2C+table+32-10-0231) ### Agricultural Land Reserve The Agricultural Land Commission's North administrative region, which includes Fraser-Fort George along with Bulkley-Nechako, Kitimat-Stikine, Peace River, North Coast and the Northern Rockies, holds about 2,206,920 hectares of Agricultural Land Reserve. The Commission doesn’t publish a figure for the regional district alone; its [ALR maps](https://www.alc.gov.bc.ca/alr-maps/) show the reserve lands around Prince George. Source: [Provincial Agricultural Land Commission, Annual Report 2024–2025](https://www.alc.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/763/2025/09/ALC-Annual-Report-2024-2025.pdf), as of March 31, 2025. 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The hollow marker is downtown Prince George. ## Sources - [BC Ministry of Forests, Prince George TSA](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/managing-our-forest-resources/timber-supply-review-and-allowable-annual-cut/allowable-annual-cut-timber-supply-areas/prince-george-tsa) - [AAC Rationale for Prince George TSA, October 2017](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/stewardship/forest-analysis-inventory/tsr-annual-allowable-cut/prince_george_tsa_rationale_2017.pdf) - [BC Government News, new cut level for the Prince George TSA](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017FLNR0325-001717) - [BC Harvest Billing System, Mark Monthly Scaling History](https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/hbs/) - [BC Major Timber Processing Facilities (Mill List Survey)](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/british-columbia-major-timber-processing-facilities) - [Canfor, Northwood Pulp Mill closure (July 14, 2026)](https://www.canfor.com/newsroom/2026-07-14/canfor-announces-closure-of-northwood-pulp-mill) - [BC Mine Information](https://mines.nrs.gov.bc.ca/mines) - [BC Geological Survey, MINFILE](https://minfile.gov.bc.ca/) - [BC dam registry (DataBC)](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bc-dams) - [BC Hydro, Peace Region facilities](https://www.bchydro.com/energy-in-bc/operations/our-facilities/peace.html) - [Tidewater Midstream, Prince George Refinery](https://www.tidewatermidstream.com/our-operations) - [Canada Energy Regulator, Westcoast pipeline profile](https://apps.cer-rec.gc.ca/PPS/en/pipeline-profiles/westcoast-bc-pipeline) - [Enbridge, Sunrise Expansion Program](https://www.enbridge.com/projects-and-infrastructure/projects/sunrise-expansion-program) - [Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3210024901) - [Agricultural Land Commission, Annual Report 2024–2025](https://www.alc.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/763/2025/09/ALC-Annual-Report-2024-2025.pdf) - [The Canadian Encyclopedia, Fraser River](https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/fraser-river) - [Canada–BC Water Quality Monitoring Agreement, Nechako River (2005)](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/water/waterquality/monitoring-water-quality/cariboo-skeena-omineca-wq-docs/wq_om_nechako_2005.pdf) - [Ecofish Research, Hydrology of the Nechako watershed (2022)](https://www.getinvolvednechako.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Ecofish-1316-09-Hydrology-of-the-Nechako-watershed-20221223-cert.pdf) - [Water Survey of Canada station metadata](https://api.weather.gc.ca/collections/hydrometric-stations) - [BC GWELLS, aquifer 92](https://apps.nrs.gov.bc.ca/gwells/aquifers/92) - [City of Prince George, 2024 Annual Water System Report](https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-hall/reports-publications/2024-city-prince-george-annual-water-system-report) - [Canadian Geographical Names Database](https://geogratis.gc.ca/services/geoname/en/geonames) - [NRCan Canadian Digital Elevation Model](https://geogratis.gc.ca/services/elevation/cdem/altitude?lat=53.9171&lon=-122.7497) - [ECCC climate station list](https://api.weather.gc.ca/collections/climate-stations/items?CLIMATE_IDENTIFIER=1096450) - [Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile](https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&DGUIDlist=2021A00055953023&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0) - [BC Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification map](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bec-map) - [BC Parks, Ecological Reserves and Protected Areas](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bc-parks-ecological-reserves-and-protected-areas) **How these figures are gathered** Live figures are fetched from these providers and cached briefly on our server. Provisional real-time data can be revised by the source. When a source is down we say so rather than guess. - **BC Ministry of Forests, Prince George TSA**: Current AAC, TSA area and districts - **AAC Rationale for Prince George TSA, October 2017**: AAC history, species, mountain pine beetle - **BC Harvest Billing System, Mark Monthly Scaling History**: Monthly scaled volume, TSA 24, January 2012 to Aug 2026 - **BC Major Timber Processing Facilities (Mill List Survey)**: Mill locations and estimated capacity - **BC Mine Information**: Mine status, permittees and locations - **BC Geological Survey, MINFILE**: Producing quarries near the city - **BC dam registry (DataBC)**: Dam heights, crest lengths and locations - **Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture**: Tables 32-10-0249, 32-10-0231, 32-10-0406, 32-10-0403 - **Canada–BC Water Quality Monitoring Agreement, Nechako River (2005)**: Nechako drainage area at Prince George - **Water Survey of Canada station metadata**: Gauged drainage areas - **Canadian Geographical Names Database**: Coordinates for the city, places and parks - **NRCan Canadian Digital Elevation Model**: Downtown elevation - **ECCC climate station list**: Airport elevation - **Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile**: City land area ## More in Explore [See all in Explore](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#explore) - [Things to do Parks, trails, indoor fun](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/) - [Outdoors Parks, lakes, trails and campgrounds nearby](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/) - [Indoor fun Things to do on rainy and cold days](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/indoor-activities/) - [Where to stay Hotels, motels, B&Bs and campgrounds](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/where-to-stay/) - [History and places The bowl, the rivers, the railway](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/explore/) - [Lheidli T’enneh Whose land this is](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/) ## Data Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/). ### Land and resources Source: [Compiled from BC government, Statistics Canada and company sources (see each section)](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/). Licence: Mixed: see each item’s source. Updated 2026-09-30T00:00:00-07:00. JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/land #### geography - **retrieved**: 2026-09-30 ##### location - **lat**: 53.913056 - **lng**: -122.745278 - **source**: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (Prince George, city, key JBLVS) - **sourceUrl**: ##### elevation - **note**: The airport sits on the plateau above the river valley, about 115 m higher than downtown at the confluence. ###### airport - **value**: 691.3 - **label**: Prince George A climate station (airport) - **source**: Environment and Climate Change Canada climate station list, climate ID 1096450 - **sourceUrl**: ###### downtown - **value**: 576 - **label**: Downtown (53.9171, −122.7497) - **source**: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Digital Elevation Model point query - **sourceUrl**: ##### landAreaKm2 - **value**: 316.74 - **source**: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile, Prince George (CY) - **sourceUrl**: ##### distances - **method**: Straight-line (great-circle) distance and compass direction from the city's official coordinates to each place's coordinates in the Canadian Geographical Names Database. Road distances are longer. - **sourceUrl**: ###### items | name | km | dir | | --- | --- | --- | | Vanderhoof | 83 | W | | Quesnel | 105 | S | | Fort St. James | 115 | WNW | | Mackenzie | 159 | N | | McBride | 183 | ESE | | Valemount | 260 | ESE | | Dawson Creek | 261 | NE | | Fort St. John | 287 | NNE | | Smithers | 303 | WNW | | Jasper, AB | 330 | ESE | | Kamloops | 395 | SSE | | Prince Rupert | 496 | W | | Vancouver | 518 | S | | Edmonton, AB | 610 | E | ##### bec - **zone**: Sub-Boreal Spruce (SBS) - **downtown**: SBSmh, moist hot subzone - **naturalDisturbance**: NDT3, ecosystems with frequent stand-initiating events (fire) - **ecosection**: Nechako Lowland ecosection, Fraser Basin ecoregion - **source**: BC Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification map (BEC_BIOGEOCLIMATIC_POLY) and Ecoregion Classification ecosections (ERC_ECOSECTIONS_SP), queried for downtown and the city area - **sourceUrl**: ###### subzonesNearby | code | name | | --- | --- | | SBSmh | Moist hot | | SBSdw3 | Dry warm, Stuart variant | | SBSmk1 | Moist cool, Mossvale variant | | SBSwk1 | Wet cool, Willow variant | | SBSvk | Very wet cool | ##### peaksAndLakes - **source**: Canadian Geographical Names Database (coordinates); BC Parks (Mount Robson elevation); distances computed from the city's coordinates - **sourceUrl**: ###### items | name | kind | lat | lng | km | note | elevation | sourceUrl | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cranbrook Hill | Hill | 53.908333 | -122.816667 | 5 | | | | | Tabor Lake | Lake | 53.916667 | -122.542222 | 13 | | | | | Mount Tabor | Mountain | 53.913611 | -122.451944 | 19 | | | | | Ness Lake | Lake | 54.023333 | -123.128611 | 28 | | | | | Eaglet Lake | Lake | 54.099167 | -122.301667 | 36 | | | | | Purden Lake | Lake | 53.919722 | -121.902778 | 55 | | | | | Stuart Lake | Lake | 54.570833 | -124.616667 | 142 | | | | | Williston Lake | Reservoir | 56 | -123.916667 | 244 | Reservoir behind the W.A.C. Bennett Dam | | | | Mount Robson | Mountain | 53.110556 | -119.156389 | 253 | Highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, 3,954 m (BC Parks) | 3954 | https://bcparks.ca/mount-robson-park/ | ##### parks - **source**: BC Parks, Ecological Reserves and Protected Areas (TA_PARK_ECORES_PA_SVW) for designation, establishment date and official area; Canadian Geographical Names Database for marker coordinates - **sourceUrl**: ###### items | name | designation | established | areaHa | lat | lng | km | note | sourceUrl | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | West Lake Park | Provincial park | 1981 | 256 | 53.7375 | -122.8625 | 21 | | | | Fort George Canyon Park | Provincial park | 2000 | 178 | 53.681944 | -122.725 | 26 | | | | Eskers Park | Provincial park | 1987 | 4044 | 54.084722 | -123.213889 | 36 | | | | Dahl Lake Park | Provincial park | 1981 | 1583 | 53.775 | -123.295833 | 39 | | | | Aleza Lake Ecological Reserve | Ecological reserve | 1978 | 269 | 54.0833333 | -122.1013889 | 46 | | | | Fraser River Park | Provincial park | 2000 | 4899 | 53.483333 | -122.720833 | 48 | | | | Purden Lake Park | Provincial park | 1971 | 2521 | 53.929167 | -121.911389 | 55 | | | | Crooked River Park | Provincial park | 1965 | 963 | 54.475 | -122.683333 | 63 | | | | Sugarbowl-Grizzly Den Park | Provincial park | 2000 | 22529 | 53.844444 | -121.601389 | 75 | | | | Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Park | Provincial park | 2016 | 11190 | 53.7997222 | -121.3072222 | 95 | Inland temperate rainforest; BC Parks says western redcedars along the boardwalk may be 2,000 years old | https://bcparks.ca/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-park/ | | Carp Lake Park | Provincial park | 1973 | 38149 | 54.766667 | -123.383333 | 104 | | | | Bowron Lake Park | Provincial park | 1961 | 139700 | 53.183333 | -121.033333 | 139 | | | #### water - **retrieved**: 2026-09-30 ##### fraser - **lengthKm**: 1375 - **basinKm2**: 234000 - **rises**: Fraser Pass on the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains, in the southeast corner of Mount Robson Provincial Park - **note**: The longest river in British Columbia. It flows northwest along the Rocky Mountain Trench to Prince George, where it bends south. - **source**: The Canadian Encyclopedia, Fraser River - **sourceUrl**: ##### nechako - **basinKm2**: 46000 - **basinSource**: Canada–British Columbia Water Quality Monitoring Agreement, Nechako River at Prince George (2005) - **basinSourceUrl**: - **kmFromKenneyDam**: 275 - **reservoirKm2**: 910 - **divertedPct**: 70 - **note**: The Nechako joins the Fraser at Prince George about 275 km downstream of the Kenney Dam. The dam (1952) created the roughly 910 km² Nechako Reservoir; about 70% of the reservoir's outflow is diverted west through the Coast Mountains to Rio Tinto's Kemano powerhouse, which supplies the aluminium smelter at Kitimat. - **source**: Ecofish Research for the Nechako Water Engagement Initiative, Hydrology of the Nechako watershed (December 2022) - **sourceUrl**: ##### gauges - **note**: Gross drainage area upstream of each Water Survey of Canada station: how much land drains past that point. - **source**: Environment and Climate Change Canada, hydrometric station metadata (HYDAT) - **sourceUrl**: ###### items | id | name | river | km2 | note | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 08KA005 | Fraser River at McBride | Fraser | 6882 | | | 08JC001 | Nechako River at Vanderhoof | Nechako | 25220 | | | 08KB001 | Fraser River at Shelley | Fraser | 32430 | Just above the confluence | | 08JC002 | Nechako River at Isle Pierre | Nechako | 42750 | | | 08KE018 | Fraser River at South Fort George | Fraser | 79880 | Just below the confluence, in the city | | 08MF005 | Fraser River at Hope | Fraser | 216600 | | | 08MH024 | Fraser River at Mission | Fraser | 228100 | | ##### aquifer - **id**: 92 - **name**: Lower Nechako River - **location**: Lower Nechako River valley - **material**: Sand and gravel - **subtype**: Unconfined sand and gravel aquifer, medium stream system - **unit**: Present-day alluvial sands and gravels - **areaKm2**: 94 - **productivity**: High - **vulnerability**: High - **demand**: High - **mappingYear**: 2017 - **cityWells**: The City of Prince George's drinking water supply wells on the Nechako (1010 Ospika Boulevard and Fishtrap Island) are recorded in this aquifer in the provincial well database. - **source**: BC Groundwater Wells and Aquifers (GWELLS), aquifer 92 - **sourceUrl**: ##### otherAquifers - **note**: Fourteen mapped aquifers overlap the Prince George area. The largest named one besides the Lower Nechako is Pineview (aquifer 86), a confined glacial sand and gravel aquifer of about 143 km². - **source**: BC Ground Water Aquifers (GW_AQUIFERS_CLASSIFICATION_SVW) - **sourceUrl**: #### forests - **retrieved**: 2026-09-30 ##### tsa - **name**: Prince George Timber Supply Area - **number**: 24 - **areaHa**: 7970000 - **crownForestHa**: 5240000 - **thlbHa**: 3070301 - **districts**: Prince George Natural Resource District, Stuart Nechako Natural Resource District - **communities**: Prince George, Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake and smaller communities - **source**: BC Ministry of Forests, Prince George TSA page; AAC Rationale for Prince George TSA (October 2017) - **sourceUrl**: - **rationaleUrl**: ###### thlbSpeciesPct | label | value | | --- | --- | | Lodgepole pine | 49 | | Spruce | 33 | | Subalpine fir | 9 | | Deciduous | 6 | | Douglas-fir | 2 | | Cedar | 1 | ##### aac - **source**: BC Ministry of Forests: Prince George TSA page, 2017 AAC rationale and 2017 news release - **sourceUrl**: - **newsUrl**: ###### current - **value**: 6917231 - **effective**: 2025-08-28 - **note**: Adjusted for the expansion of community forest agreement K1N ###### history | date | year | value | note | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1996-01-01 | 1996 | 9363661 | Set in 1996 | | 2002-06-01 | 2002 | 12244000 | Uplift for the mountain pine beetle outbreak, including 3 million m³ for beetle management and salvage | | 2004-10-01 | 2004 | 14944000 | Second beetle uplift; 5.7 million m³ a year for beetle management and salvage | | 2011-01-11 | 2011 | 12500000 | Decreased to 12.5 million m³, still including beetle salvage volume | | 2017-10-11 | 2017 | 8350000 | New determination: 8.35 million m³ for five years, then 7.35 million | | 2022-10-11 | 2022 | 7350000 | Scheduled step-down from the 2017 determination | | 2025-08-28 | 2025 | 6917231 | Adjusted for community forest K1N expansion | ##### harvest - **note**: Timber volume scaled (measured) and billed each month for timber harvested in the Prince George TSA (management unit TSA 24), all tenures, all species and products, normal and cruise-based billing. Waste billing excluded. Monthly totals can be negative when earlier bills are corrected. - **source**: BC Ministry of Forests, Harvest Billing System, Mark Monthly Scaling History report - **sourceUrl**: ###### monthly | month | m3 | | --- | --- | | 2012-01 | 1165359 | | 2012-02 | 1201658 | | 2012-03 | 898428 | | 2012-04 | 80980 | | 2012-05 | 84768 | | 2012-06 | 450219 | | 2012-07 | 1087395 | | 2012-08 | 1004965 | | 2012-09 | 923785 | | 2012-10 | 1008435 | | 2012-11 | 1099603 | | 2012-12 | 819806 | | 2013-01 | 1354235 | | 2013-02 | 1160556 | | 2013-03 | 1058195 | | 2013-04 | 137305 | | 2013-05 | 55645 | | 2013-06 | 726775 | | 2013-07 | 866438 | | 2013-08 | 909682 | | 2013-09 | 889135 | | 2013-10 | 824401 | | 2013-11 | 911971 | | 2013-12 | 847047 | | 2014-01 | 1019227 | | 2014-02 | 909988 | | 2014-03 | 914607 | | 2014-04 | 107445 | | 2014-05 | 19288 | | 2014-06 | 760093 | | 2014-07 | 650385 | | 2014-08 | 663582 | | 2014-09 | 1015586 | | 2014-10 | 774854 | | 2014-11 | 643876 | | 2014-12 | 779827 | | 2015-01 | 905082 | | 2015-02 | 825356 | | 2015-03 | 611342 | | 2015-04 | 57448 | | 2015-05 | 282824 | | 2015-06 | 944918 | | 2015-07 | 1105512 | | 2015-08 | 963317 | | 2015-09 | 842804 | | 2015-10 | 741324 | | 2015-11 | 812492 | | 2015-12 | 897749 | | 2016-01 | 1051618 | | 2016-02 | 1031181 | | 2016-03 | 724265 | | 2016-04 | 29242 | | 2016-05 | 272167 | | 2016-06 | 806143 | | 2016-07 | 708965 | | 2016-08 | 875647 | | 2016-09 | 770024 | | 2016-10 | 507004 | | 2016-11 | 561229 | | 2016-12 | 980719 | | 2017-01 | 1022529 | | 2017-02 | 1270547 | | 2017-03 | 1194802 | | 2017-04 | 3900 | | 2017-05 | 178949 | | 2017-06 | 604247 | | 2017-07 | 1009631 | | 2017-08 | 997653 | | 2017-09 | 931614 | | 2017-10 | 651207 | | 2017-11 | 904046 | | 2017-12 | 859804 | | 2018-01 | 1117538 | | 2018-02 | 895014 | | 2018-03 | 863222 | | 2018-04 | 175617 | | 2018-05 | 127271 | | 2018-06 | 550571 | | 2018-07 | 868366 | | 2018-08 | 692609 | | 2018-09 | 714644 | | 2018-10 | 949547 | | 2018-11 | 633454 | | 2018-12 | 703955 | | 2019-01 | 1125396 | | 2019-02 | 984960 | | 2019-03 | 794654 | | 2019-04 | -50385 | | 2019-05 | 142022 | | 2019-06 | 918943 | | 2019-07 | 597130 | | 2019-08 | 645657 | | 2019-09 | 461493 | | 2019-10 | 459978 | | 2019-11 | 442918 | | 2019-12 | 530183 | | 2020-01 | 694953 | | 2020-02 | 803809 | | 2020-03 | 662849 | | 2020-04 | 32255 | _76 more rows not shown._ ##### beetle - **began**: 2001 - **peak**: 2004 in the Vanderhoof and Prince George forest districts, 2006 in Fort St. James; 2005 to 2007 in the south-central TSA - **thlbImpactedPct**: 60 - **volumeKilledPct**: 40 - **yearsDead**: 10 - **shelfLifeYears**: 23 - **text**: About 60% of the timber harvesting land base was affected by the mountain pine beetle, with an estimated 40% of total volume killed. By 2017 the average beetle-killed tree had been dead about 10 years, and the analysis assumed sawlog value is fully lost 23 years after death. - **source**: AAC Rationale for Prince George TSA, October 2017 - **sourceUrl**: ##### mills - **source**: BC Major Timber Processing Facilities (Mill List Survey), DataBC - **sourceUrl**: - **asOf**: 2026-06-17 - **note**: Operating mills in the city, with the province's estimated annual capacity. Lumber in million board feet (MMfbm), pulp, paper and pellets in thousand tonnes, chips in thousand bone-dry units. ###### items | name | company | address | type | lat | lng | note | status | noteUrl | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Lakeland Mills | Sinclar Group | 1325 Foley Crescent | Sawmill | 53.924347 | -122.74077 | | | | | Intercontinental Pulp | Canfor | 2533 Prince George Pulpmill Road | Pulp mill | 53.925675 | -122.69591 | | | | | Prince George Pulp and Paper | Canfor | 2789 Prince George Pulpmill Road | Pulp and paper mill | 53.922336 | -122.684755 | Canfor lists the paper operation as Prince George Specialty Paper (kraft paper) | | | | Northwood Pulp | Canfor | 5353 Northwood Pulp Road | Pulp mill | 53.97805 | -122.696955 | Canfor announced its permanent closure on July 14, 2026, removing about 300,000 tonnes a year of pulp and affecting about 300 employees. | Closing | https://www.canfor.com/newsroom/2026-07-14/canfor-announces-closure-of-northwood-pulp-mill | | Prince George Sawmill | Canfor | 6988 Landooz Road | Sawmill | 53.997613 | -122.690293 | | | | | Carrier Lumber | Carrier Lumber Ltd. | 4722 Continental Way | Sawmill | 53.814894 | -122.718305 | | | | | Drax pellet plant | Drax | 8545 Willow Cale Road | Pellet plant | 53.850148 | -122.742421 | | | | _Nested fields (products) are in the JSON version._ #### miningEnergy - **retrieved**: 2026-09-30 ##### mines - **source**: BC Mine Information (Government of British Columbia): mine status, permittee, commodities and location - **sourceUrl**: - **distanceNote**: Straight-line distance from Prince George city coordinates. ###### items | name | status | type | commodities | permittee | permit | lat | lng | km | slug | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cariboo Gold Mine | Operating | Metal | Gold | Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. | M-247 | 53.01043 | -121.4065 | 134 | cariboo-gold-mine | | Mount Milligan Mine | Operating year-round | Metal | Copper, Gold | Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. | M-236 | 55.1100878 | -124.0156479 | 156 | mount-milligan-mine | | Gibraltar Mine | Operating year-round | Metal | Copper, Molybdenum | Gibraltar Mines Ltd. | M-40 | 52.5298104 | -122.2864179 | 157 | gibraltar-mine | | Blackwater Mine | Operating | Metal | Gold, Silver | BW Gold Ltd. (Artemis Gold) | M-246 | 53.1954 | -124.8821 | 162 | blackwater-mine | | Quintette Coal Mine | Operating | Coal | Metallurgical coal | Conuma Mining Services Limited | C-156 | 54.9953317 | -120.9873633 | 166 | quintette-coal-mine | | Mount Polley Mine | Operating | Metal | Copper, Gold, Silver | Mount Polley Mining Corporation | M-200 | 52.5450824 | -121.6330833 | 169 | mount-polley-mine | | Willow Creek Mine | Operating year-round | Coal | Metallurgical coal | Conuma Resources Limited | C-153 | 55.61984 | -122.22384 | 193 | willow-creek-mine | ###### inactive | name | status | commodities | lat | lng | km | note | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Endako Mine | Care and maintenance since December 2015 | Molybdenum | 54.0362 | -125.0994 | 155 | At Fraser Lake; began operations in 1965. | | Kemess Mine | Care and maintenance | Copper, Gold | 56.9930695 | -126.7640131 | 426 | About 430 km northwest of Prince George (BC Mine Information). Past-producing Kemess South plus the Kemess Underground and Kemess East projects. | ###### quarries - **note**: MINFILE lists two producing industrial-mineral sites close to the city: the Giscome limestone quarry about 34 km east-northeast and the Dahl Lake limestone and aggregate quarry about 38 km west. - **source**: BC Geological Survey, MINFILE mineral occurrence database (093J 025, 093G 032) - **sourceUrl**: ##### dams - **source**: BC Water Resources Information, public dam registry (WRIS_DAMS_PUBLIC_SVW): owner, height, crest length, year commissioned - **sourceUrl**: ###### items | name | owner | heightM | crestM | year | river | lat | lng | km | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Kenney Dam | Rio Tinto | 96 | 457 | 1952 | Nechako River, forms the Nechako Reservoir | 53.57781425 | -124.95178434 | 150 | | Skins Lake Spillway | Rio Tinto | 20 | 30 | 1953 | Releases Nechako Reservoir water to the Cheslatta and Nechako rivers | 53.77390476 | -125.9966119 | 214 | | Peace Canyon Dam | BC Hydro | 61 | 325 | 1980 | Peace River | 55.98227375 | -121.99654633 | 235 | | W.A.C. Bennett Dam | BC Hydro | 183 | 2040 | 1967 | Peace River, forms Williston Lake | 56.01995772 | -122.21882146 | 237 | | John Horgan Dam (formerly Site C) | BC Hydro | 60 | 1068 | 2025 | Peace River | 56.19090125 | -120.91887051 | 279 | ##### peace - **totalMw**: 4781 - **sharePctCapacity**: 36 - **sharePctGeneration**: 43 - **bcHydroTotalMw**: 13446.7 - **source**: BC Hydro, Peace Region facilities - **sourceUrl**: ###### stations | name | mw | year | | --- | --- | --- | | G.M. Shrum | 2857 | 1968 | | John Horgan | 1230 | 2025 | | Peace Canyon | 694 | 1980 | ##### refinery - **text**: The Prince George Refinery, owned by Tidewater Midstream, is a 12,000 barrel-a-day light oil refinery producing mainly low-sulphur diesel and gasoline, and the only refinery in the BC Interior. Tidewater Renewables' 3,000 barrel-a-day renewable diesel plant sits on the same site; the Province called it Canada's first stand-alone renewable diesel refinery (about 170 million litres a year). - **source**: Tidewater Midstream, Our operations; BC Government News, June 16, 2023 - **sourceUrl**: - **source2Url**: ##### pipeline - **text**: Enbridge's Westcoast (BC Pipeline) natural gas system runs 3,152 km from near Fort Nelson south to the US border at Sumas. Construction of its Sunrise Expansion, about 139 km of new 42-inch looping adding 300 million cubic feet a day of capacity, started with a pipe-signing ceremony in Prince George on July 20, 2026; it was approved in April 2026 and is due in service by late 2028. - **source**: Canada Energy Regulator pipeline profile; Enbridge, Sunrise Expansion Program - **sourceUrl**: - **source2Url**: #### farmland - **retrieved**: 2026-09-30 - **geography**: Fraser-Fort George census division (the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George) - **source**: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture: tables 32-10-0249 (land use, 2021), 32-10-0231 (farm type, 2021), 32-10-0406 and 32-10-0403 (2011 and 2016) - **sourceUrl**: - **farmTypeUrl**: - **totalFarmAreaHa2021**: 68627 - **notes**: Hectares are as reported by farm operators. Some small categories are suppressed or rounded by Statistics Canada. Farm-type counts are by the farm's main commodity (NAICS). ##### farms | year | value | | --- | --- | | 2011 | 558 | | 2016 | 492 | | 2021 | 456 | ##### landUseHa | year | crops | tamePasture | naturalPasture | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 24960 | 13185 | 35599 | | 2016 | 21933 | 11030 | 39229 | | 2021 | 17104 | 9005 | 25731 | ##### landUse2021 | label | ha | farms | | --- | --- | --- | | Natural land for pasture | 25731 | 248 | | Land in crops | 17104 | 337 | | Woodlands and wetlands | 11456 | 223 | | Tame or seeded pasture | 9005 | 175 | | All other land | 5258 | 363 | | Summerfallow | 59 | 14 | ##### farmTypes2021 | label | value | | --- | --- | | Hay farming | 151 | | Beef cattle ranching | 100 | | Horse and other equine | 45 | | Animal combination farming | 27 | | Poultry and egg | 22 | | Sheep and goat | 20 | | Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture | 18 | | Vegetable and melon | 16 | | Other miscellaneous crops | 14 | | Fruit and tree nut | 10 | | Hog and pig | 9 | | Dairy | 6 | | Apiculture (bees) | 6 | | Oilseed and grain | 4 | | Other miscellaneous animals | 5 | | Fruit and vegetable combination | 3 | ##### alr - **northRegionHa**: 2206920 - **text**: The Agricultural Land Commission's North administrative region, which includes Fraser-Fort George along with Bulkley-Nechako, Kitimat-Stikine, Peace River, North Coast and the Northern Rockies, holds about 2,206,920 hectares of Agricultural Land Reserve. - **source**: Provincial Agricultural Land Commission, Annual Report 2024–2025 - **sourceUrl**: - **mapUrl**: --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/. 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