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Fort Nelson First Nation, school in lockdown on the afternoon of June 4th

RCMP confirmed the lockdown at Fort Nelson First Nation was not initiated by the Northern Rockies RCMP detachment.

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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June 4, 2026

Fort Nelson First Nation sign. Reads A nation — Fort Nelson First Nation sign.

FORT NELSON, B.C. — Energeticcity.ca has learned of a situation in Fort Nelson First Nation (FNFN), amid online reports the community is in a total lockdown.

According to a Facebook post from FNFN’s community school, the Chalo School, on Thursday, June 4th at 12:32 p.m., the school had initiated a lockout procedure at the institution.

This is when the school’s doors are locked from the inside to the public, while classes continue. The hold-and-secure procedure was later lifted, according to a post from the school at 1:40 p.m.

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BC Royal Canadian Mounted Police media relations representative, Sergeant Vanessa Munn, confirmed the lockdown of the nation, but told Energeticcity.ca the decision to lockdown the community came from FNFN.

Munn stated “local RCMP were made aware after the fact,” and there “are no ongoing concerns.”

Energeticcity.ca has contacted FNFN offices and will provide more information about this story as it becomes available.

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Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018. After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

Edward was attracted to the position of Indigenous Voices reporter with Energeticcity as a challenge. Having not been around First Nations for the majority of his life, he hopes to learn about their culture through meaningful conversations while properly telling their stories.

In a way, he hopes this position will allow both himself and Energeticcity to grow as a collective unit as his career moves forward and evolves into the next step.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.

This reporting position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.