Making your way here
Our main campuses are located in the Peace River region of northeastern BC. The region is easily accessible from major BC and Alberta highways, or via local airports with multiple daily flights from Vancouver and Calgary.
Highlights of the region
Understand the history
Northern Lights College serves the northern third of the province of British Columbia. Our region covers approximately 325,000 square kilometres and shares a border with the province of Alberta and the Yukon territory.
These are the traditional lands of the Cree, Dene, Dunne-Za, Kaska, Saulteau, Tse’khene, Tahltan, and Tlingit people. To protect these lands, several First Nations signed Treaty 8 in the early 20th century.
Today, approximately 7% of the region’s population are Indigenous peoples. At NLC, we recognize that we are guests in this territory and seek to uphold values that honour and respect these storied lands.
Some of our students’ favourite spots
Eats
Post and Row, Dawson Creek
Olive Tree Mediterranean Grill, Fort St. John
Dragon Palace, Chetwynd and Tumbler Ridge
Spicy Fusion, Dawson Creek and Fort St. John
Amanda’s Northern Delights, Fort Nelson
Entertainment
Pomeroy Sport Centre, Fort St. John
Ovintiv Events Centre, Dawson Creek
Harvest Festival, Chetwynd
Lido Theatre, Fort St. John
Northern Lights Festival, Fort Nelson
Exploration
Kinuseo Falls in Monkman Provincial Park, Tumbler Ridge
Bear Mountain Bike Trails, Dawson Creek
High on Ice Winter Festival, Fort St. John
Geocaching, Chetwynd
Steamboat Mountain, Fort Nelson
Take a tour
If you’re considering attending NLC and would like to tour one of our locations, connect with us. We’d love to meet you.
Please email visit@nlc.bc.ca to schedule your visit.