The District of Chetwynd is a small town in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Situated on an ancient floodplain, it is the first town encountered after emerging from the Rockies along Highway 97 and acts as the gateway to the Peace River Country. The town developed during the construction of infrastructure through the Rocky Mountains in the 1950s, and was used as a transshipment point during the construction of hydroelectric dams in the 1960s and 1970s and the new town of Tumbler Ridge in the early 1980s. Home to approximately 2,600 residents, the population has increased little in the last 25 years but is significantly younger than the provincial average.
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Chetwynd International Chainsaw Carving Championship |
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June
he annual Chetwynd International Chainsaw Carving Championship is held in the second weekend of June. The event invites carvers from around the world who have 35 hours over 4 days to carve an 8-foot high by 3 to 4-foot wide log into a chainsaw masterpiece.
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