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Tourism Dawson Creek welcomes you to our web site. Located at Mile "0" of the world famous Alaska Highway, Dawson Creek has something for everyone! This fully featured web site offers information on everything from local events to Bed and Breakfast Accommodations. Rodeos, Car shows, Museums, Snow Reports, Travel Tips and hundreds of other bits and pieces of information will keep you interested! Every week or so this web site is updated with current events, news, schedules for local attractions and more. Be sure and bookmark our web site TODAY! Now open is the South Peace Community Multiplex as well as new hotels, restaurants, and attractions. Now is the time to plan your visit to one of the fastest growing communities in Northeast BC. Have fun and stay a while!

The museum is very pleased to host tours when contacted in advance.To see our brochure click here for page 1 and page 2 .Learn more about whats going on behind the scenes at the museum by visiting our blog .To learn more about the history of the Peace Region in British Columbia and Alberta through local museums, go to the Spirit of the Peace Museums Network website. Did you know?The Beaver and Cree First Nations made a peace settlement in 1782 on the banks of the Tsadu River. The river was then renamed Unchaga, which means Peace in Cree. Visit us and learn more about First Nations and the fur trade.The 136 foot high oil derrick outside of the Museum is a city landmark.

Frequently referred to as the 'pioneer capital' of the Peace River region, Pouce Coupe appears to have been named after Chief of the Beaver Nation, 'Pooscapee', as documented in 'The Land of Twelve Foot Davis' by J.C. MacGregor (1806).