In 2013/2014, Fort St John received more than $297, 000 in Community Gaming Grants and $947,000 in Host Local Government payments.
Pomeroy Lodging is Western Canada’s premier lodging hospitality company with numerous properties in Alberta and Northern BC including several properties in Fort St John which are Pomeroy Hotel & Conference Centre, Pomeroy Inn and Suites, Stonebridge Hotel and the newly opened Holiday Inn Express. For a list of our complete listings of hotels visit www.bookpomeroy.com
Last year, the Rural Discovery Destination Marketing Fund supported by all Pomeroy Lodging Hotels donated more than $384,500 to Fort St John community groups such as:
- Fort St John Figure Skating Club
- Fort St John Huskies
- Spirit of the Peace Pow Wow
- High on Ice
- Fort St John Flyers
- FSJ Chamber of Commerce
- FSJ Arts Council
- FSJ Petroleum Hockey
- FSJ Petroleum Curling
- FSJ Petroleum Golf
- FSJ Speed Skating Events
- FSJ Golf tourney Links.
- Spirt of the North
- Sparks Conference
In addition, the Rural Discovery Destination Marketing Fund donated $1.5 million to the City over a period of 15 years for the naming rights of the Pomeroy Sport Complex. The City has received $500,000 in the first 3 years. Pomeroy Lodging employs 272 people in Fort St John and pays more than $1 million/year in municipal taxes.
In addition, last year Chances Fort St John directly contributed more
than $26,000 to organizations in the community, including:
- Big Brothers, Big Sisters of FSJ
- North Peace Mental Health Society
- Stage North Society
- Allan Holland PAC
- Fort St John Hospital Foundation
- United Way of Northern BC
- Fort St John Community Arts Council
- North Peace Historical Society
- Abbeyfield House of Fort St John
- Child Development Centre (CDC)
