Power has been restored to many on Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands, but B.C. Hydro says repairs will likely continue into Sunday, especially in remote areas.
Strong winds and heavy rain left about 330,000 B.C. Hydro customers on Vancouver Island and the mainland without power on Friday night.
Of the 145,000 whose power had not been restored as of 6:30 a.m., 28,000 were on Vancouver and the Gulf Islands and 116,000 were on the Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast. “Crews will work throughout the night and into the day [Saturday] until all customers are restored,” said a statement from B.C. Hydro.
B.C. Hydro will provide updated estimates for power restoration as they become available at bchydro.com/outages.
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