September 7th BC Hyrdro outage to disrupt water, transfer stations

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A picture of a water station with a white van next to it and a piece of heavy equipment in the background in the winter. — The Prespatou Water Station will be one of those affected by the BC Hydro outage on September 7th. (file)

PEACE RIVER, B.C. — A planned power outage will affect two water stations and several waste transfer stations in the Peace region this weekend

The planned outage is expected to impact nearly 2,900 BC Hydro customers in Fort St. John and numerous other Peace region communities from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m on Sunday, September 7th.

The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) is now advising residents of a planned water station service disruption due to the outage.

It is expected to affect the Buick Creek and Prespatou tankloader water stations, with service expected to be unavailable from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

If residents need to use a water station during this time, they can use the other three available stations in Electoral Area B of the PRRD:

Boundary Lake Water Station at 1105 Cecil Lake Road
Feye Spring Water Station at 1863 Imperial Avenue
Rose Prairie Water Station at 15615 259th Road

Several transfer stations, where waste is stored before being transported to a disposal facility, will also be unavailable on September 7th, including:

Prespatou Transfer Station
Wonowon Transfer Station
Buick Creek Transfer Station
Cecil Lake Transfer Station
Rose Prairie Transfer Station
Upper Halfway Transfer Station

Operations on the listed locations will be restored on September 8th. All other PRRD landfills and transfer stations will remain open during this time.

For more information, visit the PRRD’s website.

Anyone with further questions or concerns can contact the PRRD environmental services department at 250-784-3200 or by email at environmental.services@prrd.bc.ca.

The PRRD thanked residents for their understanding and patience during the planned outage.