Windstorm Causes Power Outages
Lines leaning on Miworth Road – photo 250 News
Prince George, B.C. – This morning’s windstorm has left over 6,000 BC Hydro customers across northern B.C. without power, including over 1,300 in Prince George and surrounding areas.
“We’ve seen outages in the Prince Rupert area moving through Terrace and Houston, Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, Fort St. James and now Prince George,” says spokesperson Bob Gammer.
“The storm is forcing trees into contact with our power lines. In some cases just tree branches.”
The hardest hit area near P.G. is just east of the City where over 800 customers are currently in the dark.
Gammer says it’s “tricky to predict” when power will be restored but says “probably within a few hours.”
According to Environment Canada, wind gusts have reached up to 80 km/hr.
For updates on outages click here or you can call 1-888-769-3766.
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We have had standing dead trees on our property for years. Recently talked about finding someone to come and cut them down as they were in our view line and hard to get to due to the slope. Well, that wind this morning brought all five down. Watching them bend almost sideways before finally giving way. Mother nature is to be respected for sure.
another game of “where oh where can my garbage can be” when i get home, sighhhhh
Stella Bella, when I drove out of my street on my way to work at 9:15 I had to dodge the garbage cans and recycling boxes as well and the contents along the entire block. It was all being spread far and wide…
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