BC Hydro plans regular power outages to perform work on equipment or power lines that require them to be de-energized, according to its website. “By planning the outage and doing the necessary work, our crews can prevent a potential unplanned emergency outage in the future, where a part of...
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...
BC Hydro crews responded to over 61,000 trouble calls this year, and some were less “routine” than others. As the year draws to a close, BC Hydro has compiled a list of the top 10 most memorable causes of power outages in 2020. Un-bear-able weight: A hungry bear outside of N...
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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 S...
BC Hydro also posted an outage alert just after 10 a.m. noting that southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands had been hit hard by the storm and that crews would be working through the day to restore power. BC Hydro is still assigning crews for many of the outages. ...
s system. This type of damage caused 30 per cent of outages in the province, and is largely the result of a powerful storm in December 2018—the largest one in BC Hydro history—that caused unprecedented damage and left more than 750,000 customers without power. Around seven per cent of ...
Power for 884 Gold River residents has been out since 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11. BC Hydro outages map Eight hundred and eighty four Gold River residents woke up without power this morning. Power was out for BC Hydro customers along along the Highway 28 corridor south of the the villa...
A BC Hydro map shows one of three power outages affecting Hope and the surrounding area Wednesday morning. (BC Hydro) A widespread power outage hit the eastern Fraser Valley, including Hope, Wednesday morning. Power went out at about 9:35 a.m., out as far as Ruby Creek (along Lougheed ...
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 and...