New measles exposure location identified in Fort St. John

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — One new location has been identified for a potential measles exposure in the city amid a measles outbreak in northeast B.C. 

In a Facebook post, Northern Health issued a measles exposure notice to the community.  

• North Peace Cultural Centre, 10015 100 Avenue, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m on December 8th. 

Three new locations were recently identified in the city where the virus was present, and there have been various exposures over the last month:

• The Fort St. John Curling Club from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on November 2nd.
• Fort St. John’s Ecole Central Elementary School from November 5th to 7th. 
• Fort St. John Hospital emergency room from 7:10 p.m. to 11 p.m. on November 4th.
• Fort St. John Hospital emergency room from midnight to 1 a.m. on November 5th.
• Olympus Cards And Collectibles, 9129 96a Street, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on November 12th.
• Walmart Supercentre, 9007 96a Street, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on November 14th.
• North Peace Leisure Pool, 9505 100th Street, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on November 14th.
• Fort St. John Hospital emergency room from 6:15 p.m. on November 14th to 2:35 a.m on November 15th.
• Enterprise, 10811 89th Avenue, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on November 24th.
• Fort. St. John Hospital emergency room from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on November 26th.
• Fort. St. John Hospital emergency room from November 27th at 11:45 p.m. to November 28th at 3:15 a.m.

The virus spreads through water droplets in the air when an infected person sneezes or even breathes.

Northern Health advises the community to monitor for symptoms of measles, which include fever, red/watering eyes, runny nose and dry cough. These symptoms can be followed by a rash that starts on the face and neck and spreads to the chest, arms and legs.

According to BCCDC, unvaccinated people and children under the age of one are most vulnerable. Also, measles is a serious disease with one in 10 people being hospitalized. 

Anyone who thinks they have measles is urged to contact their primary care provider. 

This comes after the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) said there have been over 314 measles infections in the Northern Health area in 2025 so far, and the majority of those in the northeast specifically.

Stay up to date with Energeticcity.ca’s coverage of the measles outbreak in Canada here.