Dawson Creek, British Columbia
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- Dawson Creek redirects here. You may also be looking for Dawson's Creek.
Dawson Creek is a small city and seat of the Peace River Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2001 census, the city has a population of 10,755.
The city is a transportation center, being at the intersection of several highways, including the southern terminus of the Alaska Highway. Other important highways include British Columbia provincial highways 2, 49, 52, and 97.
Dawson Creek is famous as Mile "0" of the Alaska Highway. A central landmark commemorating that fact consists of a white milepost, with distances from Dawson Creek to other points along the route, culminating in Fairbanks, Alaska.
External link
- City of Dawson Creek website (http://citywebpage.dawsoncreek.ca/)
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