UPDATE: BC Hydro outage affects 1,701 customers in Fort St. John area

By Shailynn Foster

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Charlie Lake

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July 13, 2022

(BC Hydro)

UPDATE 2: As of 4:38 p.m., the power has been restored to the area.

UPDATE: The latest update on BC Hydro’s website has the ‘estimated time on’ listed as 5 p.m.

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – BC Hydro says crews are on their way to restore power after a tree fell onto a powerline in the Fort St. John area.

Power is out for 1,701 customers in Fort St. John, Charlie Lake and Bear Flat.

BC Hydro reports that the outage started at 2:26 p.m. on Wednesday.

The outage is reportedly north of Highway 29, southeast of Alaska Highway, and west of 86th Street.

Updates will be provided as they become available.

Authors

Shailynn Foster

Shailynn has been writing since she was 7 years old but started her journey as a journalist about a year ago. Shailynn was born and raised in Fort St. John, and she plays video games during the week and D&D on the weekends. More by Shailynn Foster

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