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Fortis employees return from restoration mission in Turks and Caicos

Five Fortis BC employees from our region used their unique skill-sets to help restore power to the Turks and Caicos after they were hit by Hurricane Irma in September.

They were part of a crew of 250 deployed in two waves by Fortis Inc. , Fortis B-C’s parent-company.

Spokeswoman Nicole Bogdanovic says restoration efforts on the islands wrapped up November 6th.

The first wave of employees from our region included two linemen from Trail and a supervisor from Castlegar.

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They were there for about four weeks after arriving September 11th.

The second wave arrived October 1st and included technicians from Creston and Trail.

She says their unique skill-sets proved very useful in difficult terrain.

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