News Items tag as: BC Hydro outages

Power coming back in North Okanagan, Shuswap as crews prepare for more snow
January 03, 2020 - 11:55 AM

With more snow in the forecast, BC Hydro is cautioning residents to be prepared for further outages in the North Okanagan, Shuswap, Thompson and Kootenay regions.
Nearly 12,000 Thompson, North Okanagan homes still without power as BC Hydro tries to catch up
January 02, 2020 - 12:21 PM

Poor weather and treacherous road conditions have hampered BC Hydro efforts to restore power outages in the North Okanagan, Thompson and Shuswap areas over the past couple of days.
Heavy snow affecting travel, power in the South Thompson, Shuswap, North Okanagan
December 31, 2019 - 10:58 AM

Heavy snowfall in the South Thompson, Shuswap and North Okanagan is wreaking havoc on the region’s roads and power grid today.
UPDATE: Power back in Vernon and Coldstream following a day of outages
September 26, 2019 - 4:25 PM

VERNON - The power is back on for all Vernon and Coldstream homes and businesses affected by today's power cut.
UPDATE: Power restored in Westsyde after truck destroys pole
September 19, 2017 - 12:19 PM

KAMLOOPS - Over 4,000 homes were without power in Kamloops for over an hour this morning after a truck brought down a power pole, splitting it in two.
UPDATE: Power restored after bird flies into transformer in downtown Kamloops
July 13, 2017 - 10:01 PM

KAMLOOPS – Power was out for about one hour in an area of downtown Kamloops after a bird flew into a transformer on a hydro pole.
UPDATE: Power restored in Aberdeen neighbourhood
June 20, 2017 - 2:22 PM

KAMLOOPS – B.C. Hydro workers have restored power across a large area in Aberdeen.
UPDATE: Sun Peaks power outage was short-lived
March 20, 2017 - 3:52 PM

SUN PEAKS - Nearly 1,700 B.C. Hydro customers were without power in Sun Peaks this afternoon, but crews have managed to get it switched back on.
Fault at Armstrong substation created widespread power outage
February 17, 2017 - 3:17 PM

NORTH OKANAGAN - Thousands were without power this afternoon due to issues at a major substation in the North Okanagan.
UPDATE: Power restored in Vernon after early morning outage
October 15, 2016 - 9:25 AM

VERNON - Hundreds of people in Vernon were without power this morning.
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News Items tag as: BC Hydro outages

Power coming back in North Okanagan, Shuswap as crews prepare for more snow

Nearly 12,000 Thompson, North Okanagan homes still without power as BC Hydro tries to catch up

Heavy snow affecting travel, power in the South Thompson, Shuswap, North Okanagan

UPDATE: Power back in Vernon and Coldstream following a day of outages

UPDATE: Power restored in Westsyde after truck destroys pole

UPDATE: Power restored after bird flies into transformer in downtown Kamloops

UPDATE: Power restored in Aberdeen neighbourhood

UPDATE: Sun Peaks power outage was short-lived

Fault at Armstrong substation created widespread power outage

UPDATE: Power restored in Vernon after early morning outage

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