BC Hydro says service has been restored to more than 99 per cent of the nearly 415,000 customers who lost power over the weekend.
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BC Hydro says almost all customers who lost power over the weekend due to powerful windstorms across B.C. have had their service restored.
The utility said almost 415,000 customers, including residences and businesses, were without power at some point during the outage period. As of Monday morning, more than 99 per cent of those outages had been repaired, with about 6,000 customers still without service as of 7:30 a.m.
BC Hydro said the majority of customers without power are now in the Central Interior, where extensive damage east and north of Prince George included approximately 200 spans of downed wire, numerous broken poles and other damaged electrical equipment.
The company said additional crews, contractors and specialized equipment remain in the region, with resources continuing to be redeployed from other parts of the province as restoration work is completed. It said some repairs include replacing poles and crossarms and restringing multiple spans of wire.
For some customers north and east of Prince George, BC Hydro said power may not be restored until late Tuesday.
BC Hydro also said storm rooms remain active and crews, contractors and equipment are being repositioned as restoration continues so they can support areas with the greatest remaining need while ensuring resources are ready to respond quickly to new outages.
The utility encouraged customers to keep 72-hour emergency kits stocked and mobile devices charged, and reminded the public to assume any downed power line is energized and dangerous, staying at least 10 metres back and calling 911 to report it.
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