Update: 3:45 p.m.
A wind storm through Hope has resulted in an additional 75 BC Hydro customers being affected by power outages. The areas affected are the Spuzzum area (which is under investigation), the 22000 - 22100 block of Ross Road, and south of Greenranch Road.
Power has also been restored to almost all areas affected by the power outages as of 12:39 p.m. According to BC Hydro, one of the outages (north-south-east-west of Trans Canada Highway) was caused by a transmission circuit failure, three of the outages (north of 7th Avenue, north of the Trans Canada Highway, and North-South-East-West of Highway 3, were caused by trees falling across the wires.
Meanwhile the outage at the 65700 block fo Gardner Drive, which is still being worked on, was caused by a fallen wire.
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Around 1,322 BC Hydro customers are without power this morning due to five power outages taking place in Hope, Spuzzum, and Boston Bar.
One of their affected customers is the Boston Bar Elementary and Secondary School (BBESS) which is closed today due to having no electricity.
BC Hydro crews have been onsite (or, in the case of Boston Bar, are heading onsite) since Monday night (Jan. 8) and early Tuesday morning (Jan. 9). They are currently working to bring back power to the affected areas.
According to BC Hydro, North-South-East-West of Highway 3, the outage north of 7th Avenue (Yale area) and the outage north of the Trans Canada Highway (Spuzzum) were caused by trees falling across the wires.
The outage north-south-east-west of Trans Canada Highway (Boston Bar area) and the outage on the 65700 block of Gardner Drive are currently under investigation.
Updates to follow.
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