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Power out at Sun Peaks

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January 05, 2015 - 8:37 AM

SUN PEAKS - More than 1,600 customers are without power in the Sun Peaks area this morning.

B.C. Hydro is reporting an outage affecting 1,658 customers in a swath of area that runs from Heffley Creek to Sun Peaks.

The outage began around 7:20 a.m. and the cause is currently under investigation. Power is expected to be back on by 10:30 a.m.

More to come.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Jennifer Stahn at jstahn@infonews.ca or call 250-819-3723. To contact an editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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