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Issued on May 21, 2026, at 1200h (12:00 p.m.)

Official notice 

The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) is happy to share that the Old Fort Landslide Evacuation Order #1 has been cancelled as of May 21, 2026, at 1200h (12:00 p.m.).

• This means residents and service providers are permitted to return to the area.

As Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MOTT) has completed construction of a temporary road access surface across the landslide and has re-opened Old Fort Road as of 12:00 p.m., May 21, the community isolation of Old Fort has ended.

Evacuation Alert #2 has been issued in place of Evacuation Order #1 as a precautionary measure due to the temporary nature of the current access road surface.

The Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness issued a Ministerial Order directing the Peace River Regional District to conduct a point-in-time geotechnical assessment of the slopes above the community. This assessment will provide technical information on current slope conditions. It is not a long-term monitoring program.

Geotechnical specialists will be working within the assessment area on the afternoon of Monday, June 15, and Tuesday, June 16.

As required by Local Government Act S. 376, the Peace River Regional District Board will present the 2025 Statement of Financial Information (SOFI), including Financial Statements at its meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 10am at the PRRD office in Dawson Creek (1981 Alaska Avenue).

Regional Board Intends to Consider Development Variance Permit 26-002 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2026 at the Dawson Creek office located at 1981 Alaska Avenue in Dawson Creek, BC.

The Peace River Regional District invites applications from professionals with parks and rural recreation experience to fill a Parks and Rural Recreation Coordinator position at the Dawson Creek office. 

The latest collection of grant opportunities open to various non-profit and community groups in the region, presented as part of the Grant Writer Services Program at the Peace River Regional District.