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Your guide to Peace River, Alberta assisted living facilities. With so many senior housing options available, how do you know which one is right for your family?
Our Senior Living Advisors live in the Peace River area and can provide you with an insider's view of local communities including pricing information and distinctive features.
Request information online by filling out the form to the right or call us at 855-363-2002 for a no-cost, in-depth assessment of your senior care needs. Our compassionate advisors can help you find the best Peace River assisted living facilities for your unique needs and budget.
The official website for the city of Peace River is http://peaceriver.govoffice.com/.
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Assisted Living Costs in Nearby Cities
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Facts about Peace River
Peace River is also known as: Peace River, and Canada.
And some of the notable people born here have been: Chris Osgood (ice hockey player), Aaron James Sorensen (singer and songwriter), Brian Skrudland (ice hockey player), Darren Kramer (ice hockey player), and Kelly Kisio (ice hockey player and coach).
Peace River is represented by MLA Chris Warkentin, Governing body Renate Bensch( ), CAO Frank Oberle, Jr., and Mayor Tom Tarpey.
Peace River, originally named Peace River Crossing, and known as Riviere-la-Paix in French, is a town in northwestern Alberta, Canada, situated along the banks of the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is located 486 kilometres (302 mi) northwest of Edmonton, and 198 kilometres (123 mi) northeast of Grande Prairie, along Highway 2. It was known as the Village of Peace River Crossing between 1914 and 1916.The Peace River townsite is nearly 1,000 feet (300 m) below the relatively flat terrain surrounding it. Pat's Creek used to be an open channel though the town but is now a channeled though a culvert under the town streets, re-emerging at the mouth on the Peace River at the Riverfront Park.The population in the Town of Peace River was 6,729 in 2011, a 6.6% increase over its 2006 population. There are significant nodal settlements and subdivisions in the vicinity of the town on acreages along Highway 2 to the west, Highways 684 (Shaftesbury Trail) and 743 as well as the southwest portion of Northern Sunrise County. Regionally, there are various First Nation communities to the northeast, French-Canadian farming communities to the south and to the east, and Mennonite and Hutterite German-Canadian farming communities to the north and northwest of the town.Peace River was the site of the 2004 Alberta Winter Games. In 2010, Peace River, in conjunction with Grimshaw and surrounding municipalities, jointly hosted the 2010 Alberta Summer Games. These Games are held every two years and are Alberta's largest sporting event.
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Population shifts in Peace River
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Average temperatures in Peace River
Line in orange is average highs...line in blue is average lows.
Average rainfall in Peace River
