BC Hydro makes "significant progress" restoring power after NYE snowstorm
Credit to Author: Postmedia News| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 20:33:57 +0000
BC Hydro made “significant progress over the weekend, following a heavy New Year’s Eve snowstorm that knocked out power to some 160,000 Southern Interior customers.
On Sunday morning, an update from the power company said all but 35 customers remained without power in the Johnsons Landing area of Lardeau Valley. Those customers were expected to have power restored by Sunday evening.
The New Year’s Eve snowstorm initially left more tan 160,000 customers without power in the area near Salmon Arm, Vernon and Nakusp. Additional snowfall Friday evening caused more damage and prompted new outages for customers in the region, with more than 60 crews working on repairs.
On Saturday evening, only a few hundred customers were still without power.
“Due to poor road conditions and the extensive repair work that remains in difficult-to-access areas, customers in the hardest hit communities are being advised to prepare to potentially be without power through the weekend,” BC Hydro had said initially.
BC Hydro said about 3,550 customers were without power on Saturday, adding the figure reflects both those recovering from the New Year’s Eve storm as well as those hit by later snowfalls and other outages.
Parts of the province remained under a snow warning on Saturday following winter storm, snowfall, wind and rain advisories for large chunks of the province the day before.
–with files from the Canadian Press