Fairview is a town in Peace Country, Alberta, Canada. It is located 82 km southwest of Peace River and 115 km north of Grande Prairie at the i…Fairview is a town in Peace Country, Alberta, Canada. It is located 82 km southwest of Peace River and 115 km north of Grande Prairie at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 64A. In 1928, the railroad extended west from Whitelaw through the Beaver Indian Reserve across a stubble field where the Hamlet of Fairview was established. The community of Waterhole, five miles to the south, was packed onto skids and wagons and relocated to the railroad site. The first train rolled into Fairview on November 2, 1928. The hamlet was incorporated as a village on April 22, 1929. In 1949, the village was incorporated into the Town of Fairview.