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Power outage affects more than 1,110 in Fort St. John and surrounding areas

A BC Hydro power outage affected 1,119 BC Hydro customers in the Cecil Lake, Fort St. John and Doig River First Nation areas on December 17th.

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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December 17, 2025

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1,119 BC Hydro customers are currently without power in Fort St. John and surrounding area (Canva)

Update, December 17th, 9.30 p.m.: The outage is now resolved.

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A power outage is currently affecting 1,119 BC Hydro customers in the Cecil Lake, Fort St. John and Doig River First Nation areas.

According to the outages list on BC Hydro’s website, customers were left in the dark at around 2:17 p.m. on Wednesday, December 17th.

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This is at a time when temperatures are currently at -23 C with a wind chill of -33 C.

BC Hydro reports crews are on the way to the downed areas, which include the 12100 block of 256 Road, the 15400 block of 657th Road, the 6700 block of Pineview Road 248, the 13500 block of 257A Road, the 4800 block Cecil Lake Road, Highway 35 Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement Pull out, the 4600 block of Cecil Lake Road and Road 103.

They also include between the 6200 and 12600 blocks of 264th Road, the 15900 and 17500 blocks of 259th Road, the 6100 and 9900 blocks of 266th Road, the 17000 block of Pugh Road, the Doig River Reserve and the 4300 block of Porcupine Lane.

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Crews have been dispatched to the areas, and the cause of the outages is under investigation.

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.