Fort Nelson

noun

1. a river in NE British Columbia, flowing NW to the Liard River. 100 miles (160 km) long.
2. a town on this river and the Alaska Highway.

Example Sentences

The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and the Fort Nelson First Nation jointly rescinded their evacuation orders, lifting roadblocks and clearing the way for people to go home.

From Seattle Times

About 4,700 people were forced to leave their homes in Fort Nelson on May 10, when strong winds pushed the Parker Lake wildfire within a few miles of the town.

From Seattle Times

Elsewhere, the Parker Lake and Patry Creek wildfires continue to threaten the northeastern British Columbia town of Fort Nelson, which remained under an evacuation order.

From Seattle Times

In the neighboring province of British Columbia, a widening area around the northeastern community of Fort Nelson is under evacuation, with the Parker Lake wildfire burning close by and the larger Patry Creek wildfire raging to the northwest.

From Seattle Times

One is near Fort Nelson, a town in the north-eastern corner of British Columbia, about 1,600km from Vancouver.

From BBC