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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.

To support the assessment, orthoimagery (geometrically corrected aerial photographs) will be captured, and airborne LiDAR scanning will be conducted.

Flight Information

• When: Afternoon of Monday, June 1, 2026 (weather permitting)
• Expect helicopter activity over the community.
• Flight plans have been filed for the Class E airspace above Old Fort.
• Drone flights are not authorized by NAV CANADA during this time.

The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) is offering a series of free grant writing sessions this June as part of its Grant Writer Services Program, delivered through Clear Course in partnership with the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) to support community groups in developing stronger, more competitive funding applications.

The sessions are open to community groups based within the PRRD and provide practical guidance on how to identify funding opportunities and prepare successful grant proposals.

The latest news and initiatives from the Peace River Regional District for May 2026. 

The Peace River Regional District’s (PRRD) 2026 FireSmart™ campaign is in full swing, with its first Block Party successfully held on May 3. More opportunities for rural residents to learn simple, practical steps to reduce wildfire risk and protect their homes are planned throughout 2026.

Now in its sixth year, the program continues to grow in reach and impact. Since launching in 2021, PRRD FireSmart has completed 529 home assessments, hosted 38 community events, delivered 135 senior and mobility support services and completed 67 critical infrastructure and community asset mitigation projects across the region.

The Peace River Regional District Board of Directors has delayed the second reading of the proposed new Regional Zoning Bylaw. Before moving forward, the Board has asked staff for more detailed information regarding the proposed changes.

To better understand the impact of the new bylaw, the Board requested reports on:

• which parcels are changing zones
• differences between old zones and proposed new zones
• regulatory changes
• whether study area zones can be created