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UPDATE: Cruiser Mountain area wildfire now ‘under control’

A four-hectare wildfire has been reported west of Chetwynd, in the Cruiser Mountain area, according to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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Forest Fire News

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April 8, 2025

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A wildfire in the Cruiser Mountain area near Chetwynd is now listed as ‘under control’ (BC Wildfire Service)

Update #2 (10:16 a.m., April 10th): This story has been updated to report the wildfire as ‘under control’

Update (9:46 a.m, April 9th.): This story has been updated to report the wildfire near Cruiser Mountain is “being held”

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has announced a 7.1-hectare wildfire is now “under control”

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The fire in the Cruiser Mountain area near Chetwynd was first reported on Tuesday afternoon, April 8th. It was listed as ‘under control’ on Wednesday, April 9th.

A fire which is “under control” is one that is “not projected to spread beyond the current perimeter” according to the BCWS. The suspected cause is believed to be human activity.

Energeticcity.ca will update this story as more information 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.