Annual personal travel allowances for the employee and dependents. A substantial professional development package. The best pupil-teacher ratios in the province. Climate Throughout the District climatic conditions vary. The annual snowfall is two metres in most communities.
Summers can be warm and dry or cool and moist.
Spring and fall are considered by many to be the best seasons. Geography Mountainous boreal forests covers most of the district interspersed with numerous lakes and rivers. The Grand Canyon of the Stikine encompasses a volcanic outflow near Telegraph Creek while jade and gold are found in the Cassiar Mountains and coal near Spatsizi Provincial Park. Access Highway 37 bisects the Stikine and links it with such southern towns as Hazelton, Terrace, Prince Rupert, Smithers and points south. All-weather secondary roads connect our communities and are accessible by small aircraft.