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BC Hydro has confirmed a positive COVID-19 case at the Site C work camp in Fort St. John.
The worker arrived from Alberta on July 13, and immediately self-isolated after receiving their test results from Alberta Health Services on July 15, BC Hydro said. Northern Health provided a second test and confirmed the worker was positive on July 16.
"The worker is being cared for by the on-site health clinic, which has the trained staff, facilities and supplies required to provide health care to workers in isolation or quarantine," BC Hydro said in a statement. "The worker will continue isolating in their room, which is in a separate dormitory and away from other workers, until they are medically cleared to leave."
There are currently 1,446 workers at the camp, and five in self-isolation.
The sick worker is from Edmonton and works at the RCC batch plant, according to sources at the work site. Workers were first notified in a site-wide memo on Thursday.
Prior to self-isolating, the worker had not left the camp or had any interaction with the local community, BC Hydro said.
Northern Health has initiated contact tracing, and workers are being reminded to self-monitor and report any symptoms as per the site protocols, BC Hydro said.
"Our discussions with BC Hydro is that they have the capacity to deal with that inside their camp. If that person needs hospitalization, then Northern Health will deal with that," Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman said.
BC Hydro says it has been monitoring the ongoing coronavirus pandemic since January and has implemented extensive measures to protect the health and safety of site workers and reduce the spread of transmission. A significant portion of work was shut down in March for two months as a precaution.
"BC Hydro's top priority on the Site C project will always be the safety of its employees, workers and members of the public," the company said. "We continue to work with the Northern Health Authority and strictly follow all federal and provincial health guidelines to protect other workers in the camp and the local community."
