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PeaceFest is an annual music festival held in Peace River, Alberta. The festival was started in 1997 following a flood that destroyed much of downtown Peace River, and regularly draws crowds of over 10,000 people. [1] [2]
William Kenneth Kiernan (July 25, 1916 – August 26, 1997) was a Canadian businessman and political figure in British Columbia.He represented Chilliwack in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1952 to 1972 as a Social Credit member.
Gerald William "Ged" Baldwin OC (January 18, 1907 – December 16, 1991) was a Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Peace River from 1958 to 1980. He was known as the "Father and Grandfather" of the Access to Information Act .
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Peace River; In office August 30, 1971 – June 15, 1993: Preceded by: Robert Wiebe: Succeeded by: Gary Friedel: Personal details; Born May 13, 1929 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Died: December 24, 1996 (aged 67) Peace River, Alberta, Canada: Political party
Peace River Museum, Archives & Mackenzie Centre: Located 99th Street and 103rd Avenue, the museum contains over 10,000 artifacts and contains a fur trade gallery, aboriginal artifacts and the Peace River Gallery which documents the history of settlement in Peace River. The wheelshaft from the famous steamer D.A Thomas is located on the grounds.
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta; In office August 22, 1935 – March 21, 1940: Preceded by: William Bailey: Succeeded by: Eld Martin: Constituency: Peace River: Personal details; Born November 9, 1876 Burny, Tennessee [1] Died: January 7, 1944 (aged 67) [2] Peace River, Alberta: Political party: Social Credit: Occupation: politician
Low represented Peace River, Alberta until he lost his seat, along with every other Social Credit Member of Parliament (MP), in the 1958 federal election. Low retired as party leader in 1961 and became a judge of the juvenile and family court in Lethbridge in 1961. [6] He would die later in 1962.
Dubuc ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the Peace River provincial electoral district as an Independent in the 1905 Alberta general election.He defeated Liberal candidate James Cornwall by an unknown number of votes.