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Planned outage in Fort Nelson on Thursday

The power will be out on September 14th from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will also affect Prophet River First Nation, according to BC Hydro.

By Tre Lopushinsky ● Fort Nelson, News, Peace Region ● September 13, 2023 ● 1 minute of reading

Aerial view of Fort Nelson. (Fort Nelson Chamber of Commerce)

FORT NELSON, B.C. — A planned outage is expected to affect approximately 3,391 BC Hydro customers in Fort Nelson on Thursday.

BC Hydro said the outage is taking place in order for crews to conduct critical maintenance work on important local infrastructure.

The power will be out on September 14th from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will also affect Prophet River First Nation, according to BC Hydro.

The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality says essential services, such as the hospital, police, fire rescue, grocery stores, town hall, and some gas stations, will receive power from a backup generator. Essential services will only receive power from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m

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Tre Lopushinsky is the News Director at Energeticcity.ca, and a NAIT broadcasting graduate. His love for local journalism started in Lloydminster, where he realized the importance of covering issues/topics for smaller municipalities. He is also the co-host of Before The Peace, highlighting Indigenous voices in the North Peace. In his off time, Tre is yelling at his tv while watching pro wrestling, MMA, and basketball. More by Tre Lopushinsky

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