About the Peace Valley
The Peace River is primarily located in northeastern British Columbia and northwestern Alberta, Canada. Today it is 1923km long, but forty years ago it was even longer. At that time, the waters of the Peace began their journey at what was once known as Finlay Forks, a place where the Parsnip and Peace headwaters joined the Finlay River. Today the Peace River's headwaters start after the WAC Bennett Dam, on the eastern arm of the huge manmade reservoir called Williston Lake.
Other Peace River tributaries include the Halfway, Pine, Smoky, Cadotte and Wabasca Rivers. It flows northeast, pooling with the Athabasca River in the Peace-Athabasca Delta to form the Slave River. The Slave River, in turn, flows into Great Slave Lake. From there the MacKenzie River takes over, reaching the Arctic Ocean via the Beaufort Sea.
The Peace River has great historical significance as a travel route, first for First Nations people and then for those involved in the fur trade. Today it supports many industries, including three operational hydroelectric dams (one more soon to be launched near Dunvegan, Alberta), ever-increasing numbers of sawmills and pulp mills and numerous agricultural activities.
It is the lifeblood of a diverse ecosystem, and provides sanctuary to a number of threatened and endangered species. It is also home to a number of human inhabitants, some of whom still reside on lands inherited from their pioneering ancestors. The Peace River is a recreational haven for tourists, sports enthusiasts, nature lovers and local residents.
A poem by Corrine (Cory) Goodwin
Other Peace River tributaries include the Halfway, Pine, Smoky, Cadotte and Wabasca Rivers. It flows northeast, pooling with the Athabasca River in the Peace-Athabasca Delta to form the Slave River. The Slave River, in turn, flows into Great Slave Lake. From there the MacKenzie River takes over, reaching the Arctic Ocean via the Beaufort Sea.
The Peace River has great historical significance as a travel route, first for First Nations people and then for those involved in the fur trade. Today it supports many industries, including three operational hydroelectric dams (one more soon to be launched near Dunvegan, Alberta), ever-increasing numbers of sawmills and pulp mills and numerous agricultural activities.
It is the lifeblood of a diverse ecosystem, and provides sanctuary to a number of threatened and endangered species. It is also home to a number of human inhabitants, some of whom still reside on lands inherited from their pioneering ancestors. The Peace River is a recreational haven for tourists, sports enthusiasts, nature lovers and local residents.
Keep The Precious Peace
A poem by Corrine (Cory) Goodwin
Hydro Electricity:
A Precious Commodity
Land:
A Precious Resource
Farms, Homesteads, and Native Sights:
A Precious Heritage
The Peace Landscape:
A Precious Sight
But what do people really feel is Precious?:
Money and Commodities
So instead of treating what is truly precious with respect and awe, we pay it no mind but pay full mind to our money and commodities.
So Hydro Electricity is not treated as Precious because it is cheap … $50 a month --- Nothing…
So it is squandered, wasted, and abused.
So maybe if money was involved….
If electricity cost more, maybe it would become Precious
and maybe other Precious things would not have to be sacrificed:
Our Precious Peace Valley
A Precious Commodity
Land:
A Precious Resource
Farms, Homesteads, and Native Sights:
A Precious Heritage
The Peace Landscape:
A Precious Sight
But what do people really feel is Precious?:
Money and Commodities
So instead of treating what is truly precious with respect and awe, we pay it no mind but pay full mind to our money and commodities.
So Hydro Electricity is not treated as Precious because it is cheap … $50 a month --- Nothing…
So it is squandered, wasted, and abused.
So maybe if money was involved….
If electricity cost more, maybe it would become Precious
and maybe other Precious things would not have to be sacrificed:
Our Precious Peace Valley