(UPDATE) Power back on northwest of Fort St. John after downed wire incident

Fifty-four BC Hydro customers lost power at 5:10 a.m. on October 27th due to the downed wire.

By Franki Berry

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Fort St. John

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October 27, 2025

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Power lines in front of an orange sunset. — Stock image of power lines. (Canva)

Update, October 27th, 1 p.m.: BC Hydro has restored the power.

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A downed wire has caused a power cut northwest of Fort St. John.

Fifty-four BC Hydro customers lost power at 5:10 a.m. this morning (October 27th) due to the incident.

BC Hydro crews are currently at the site, which covers from Highlands Subdivision to West Creek Road and Upper Halfway Road, according to its ‘outage map.’

Power cut map (BC Hydro) — The area without power, indicated the red triangle. (BC Hydro)

The utility estimates the power will be restored by 10:30 a.m.

This comes as Fort St. John was blanketed in snow on Sunday, October 27th.

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Franki Berry

Franki joined the Moose Media team in January 2025 as news director.

Hailing from the UK, Franki graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in history and publishing media from Oxford Brookes University.

She has worked in the local news industry since 2016 on various newspapers in Britain’s south east, including as the editor of five newspapers in London. She arrived in Canada in August 2024 to travel around British Columbia, but has now settled in Fort St John.

Franki is a cat lover who enjoys reading, tap dancing, going to the gym and learning to play musical instruments in her spare time.

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