More than 30 crews continue to work around the clock to resolve outages on other hard-hit Gulf Islands Hydro crews on British Columbia’s south coast have restored power to thousands more customers who have been in the dark since last Thursday’s powerful wind storm, but many ...
The electric utility released an update Nov. 24 anticipating power outages, as well as increased water inflow into South Coast and Vancouver Island reservoirs, as heavy rain and strong winds build up again this week. These challenging conditions come with BC Hydro still recovering from the effects...
Jordan River is a small reservoir, explained BC Hydro spokesperson Stephen Watson, so it’s mostly used as a standby in case of power outages or for peak hours. The other reservoirs are basic loads which run 24/7. All of them are running low. “The upper watersheds at Jordan River, As...
BC Hydro is sounding the alarm after a stint of vandalism to at least four BC Hydro transformers in North Vancouver caused days of power outages and concerning safety risks. At least four pad-mounted transformers have been vandalized since April in the Mt. Seymour area of the North Shore w...
A total of 377 separate power outages are currently affecting British Columbians, according to BC Hydro’s outage map. BC Hydro said crews have been working throughout the night, and that “extensive damage and challenging conditions, including snow and ice on the roads ...