Dawson Creek
(pop. 13,000)
Recognized internationally as 'Mile 0' of the iconic Alaska Highway, Dawson Creek
is located in the heart of the Peace River Region of British Columbia. We are a vibrant and growing community dedicated to promoting health living with a variety of opportunities for all ages. Dawson Creek has big city amenities with a small town atmosphere.
Dawson Creek has the amenities and infrastructure to accommodate a variety of provincial, national, and international sporting events. There is currently an inventory of 599 Tourism BC Approved hotel rooms, and a wide range of restaurants to meet the needs of visitors.
New to Dawson Creek is the South Peace Multiplex. The Multiplex is located on 21 acres of land with close proximately to major hotels and the Dawson Creek Airport. The South Peace Multiplex is comprised of the Kenn Borek Aquatic Centre, Lakota Agri-Centre and the EnCana Event Centre.
The Dawson Creek Airport offers daily service between Dawson Creek and Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary. Air service is also available at the Fort St John Regional Airport (Air Canada carrier) 73 km north of Dawson Creek; and the Grande Prairie Airport (Air Canada, West Jet carrier) which is 133 km east of Dawson Creek
Sport Hosting Services
Dawson Creek offers:
- Promotion of sport events
- A extensive web based events calendar located at www.tourismdawsoncreek.com
- Extensive photo library that can be used for bid packages, presentations, and other uses.
- Customized city maps to meet the needs of your event
- Liaison with Accommodation sector to ensure room availability
- Athlete/delegate arrival packages
- Assistance in determining the Economic Impact of an event (Sport Tourism Economic Assessment Model)
Sport Hosting Portfolio
Battle of the Borders (Women's Hockey)
Provincial Short Track Speed Skating
Junior A Face Off Fever Hockey Exhibition
Northern BC Winter Games (2008, 2005)
Provincial Figure Skating Competition
Long Track Speed Skating Competition
BC Golf Association Junior A Boys Golf Championship
Facilites
Community contact
Dustin Bodnaryk
Tourism Development Coordinator
Tourism Dawson Creek
250-782-4714
Send email
More Information
Visit the Dawson Creek destination page on HelloBC
Map and Directions
The Kenn Borek Aquatic Centre was opened in 2007 and features an 8-lane, 25m competition pool, as well as 1m and 3m diving boards and poolside spectator seating.
The EnCana Events Centre is an arena and multi-event facility which plays host to many different sporting events such as hockey, basketball, ice skating and wrestling, as well as entertainment, including concerts, theatre and monster truck shows.
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