Zeballos, Tahsis, Gold River cut off from rest of Island; spend days without power
BC Hydro rep blames intense storm season for frequent outages
Power has been out since 9:15 on Friday, Dec. 17
BC Hydro reporting outage on Thursday afternoon
3,532 units affected after tree falls on wire
Outage affecting over 2,000 units under investigation
Thousands of people, multiple businesses without power across region
Wires down due to high winds responsible for outages on Monday, Nov. 8
Power outage occurred at 9:15 a.m. and affected less than five customers
High winds have hindered technicians ferrying to problem spots on Quadra Island
BC Hydro reports 2,117 units affected for Cortes and portion of mainland north of Powell River
Second big power outage on the island in two weeks
BC Hydro reporting multiple outages in Campbell River and Cortes Island too
No injuries reported, BC Hydro crews called in to ensure safe exits
Heat didn’t cause damage to transmission pole, but it hampered efforts to find the problem
Despite an increase of pressure on the Western grid, blackouts are not expected like in some U.S. states
A Symphony of Fireworks of thanks to the heroes of the BC…
