Old Fort Landslide Update & ESS Renewal – May 5, 2026 1:00pm

May 05, 2026

ESS Renewal Wednesday May 6, 2026 

Emergency Support Services (ESS) are available for evacuated residents of the Old Fort landslide. Only residents who are in the Evacuation Order area are eligible for ESS.   

You must complete ESS renewals Wednesday, May 6, at the Pomeroy Sport Centre (east lobby, second floor) between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.   

You MUST show up on Wednesday to renew so you can continue accessing ESS funding and services. You cannot renew before or after this date.   

For questions, please call 250-263-3109 

BC Services Card App  

ESS is made easier with the BC Services Card app on your smartphone. If you need to validate your BC Services Card app, please visit Service BC in Fort St. John during regular business hours.  

If you have not already completed the validation process on the BC Service card app and want to access e-transfer, please visit the Service BC building (the courthouse building), hours 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. before visiting the reception centre.   

We understand that each Emergency Support Services renewal can feel like another roadblock on the path to getting home. These supports are being extended for seven days because an exact timeline for the start and completion of reconstruction is not known, today. In their May 5th update, Ministry of Transportation has outlined some of their next steps as they prepare for the start of construction.  

Current Situation 

Movement has slowed and MOTT is planning to implement water-control measures and will continue to monitor the site. Once this is confirmed, they will work on establishing a temporary access route for residence. 

This work will begin once conditions are dry enough to do so safely. 

In the meantime, the ministry is securing equipment and materials, so work can begin without delay when conditions allow. 

While movement is currently minimal, risk remains as water continues to enter the slide area from above the slope, saturating unstable material and increasing the potential for reactivation. 

More images of the slide are available on the MOTT Old Fort Advisory page 

Mental well-being 

 Check in with yourself, your family, and your neighbours 

  • Feeling unsettled or exhausted is expected 

  • Children, elders, and vulnerable people may show delayed stress reactions 

  • Keep communication open and offer reassurance 
     

Support is available
You don’t have to carry it all alone. Mental health and cultural support services are available to help you process, heal, and rebuild. 

  • Suicide Crisis Hotline: Call 9-8-8 |  Text 9-8-8  |  A safe space to talk, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. 

  • Support for Indigenous Communities: 

 

The PRRD is grateful to emergency responders and also to the many partner agencies who are collaborating and working to help support PRRD residents during this emergency, with a special thanks to the City of Fort St. John for leading ESS for evacuated residents.  

It takes a lot of work, by a lot of different agencies and people, and we are grateful for these relationships and the work that everyone is doing. 

Stay Connected  

The PRRD Old Fort landslide page provides residents with information from the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, as well as other responding agencies. New information will be posted here as it is available. 

Sign up for NE BC Emergency Alerts – Sign up your properties and family to alerts for all emergencies, including wildfires, floods and landslides. You must sign up to receive these alerts. This local opt-in system is not the same as the provincial emergency broadcast system.   

Ministry of Transportation and Transit / Province of BC information:  

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Peace River Regional District (PRRD)
1981 Alaska Avenue,
Dawson Creek, BC
V1G 4H8

250-784-3200 
prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca

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