. ▁John ▁has ▁a ▁council - manager ▁form ▁of ▁municipal ▁government . ▁A ▁six - member ▁council , ▁along ▁with ▁one ▁mayor , ▁is ▁elected ▁at - large ▁every ▁three ▁years . ▁In ▁the ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁civ ic ▁election ▁L ori ▁A ck erman ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor , ▁replacing ▁the ▁former ▁newspaper ▁publish er ▁Bruce ▁L ant z ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁mayor ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁election ▁L ant z ▁had ▁defeated ▁one ▁term ▁mayor ▁and ▁former ▁RC MP ▁officer ▁Jim ▁Eg lin ski ▁who ▁had ▁defeated ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁mayor ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁Steve ▁Thor lak son ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁mayor ▁and ▁one ▁city ▁coun c ill or ▁represent ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁River ▁Regional ▁District . ▁Seven ▁board ▁of ▁education ▁trust ees , ▁for ▁representation ▁on ▁School ▁District ▁ 6 0 ▁Peace ▁River ▁North , ▁are ▁also ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁Peace ▁River ▁North ▁provincial ▁elect oral ▁district ▁and ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁Pat ▁P imm ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁P imm ▁replaced ▁long - time ▁M LA ▁Richard ▁Ne uf eld ▁who ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁provincial ▁election ▁with ▁the