Fortis B.C. is working to restore electricity service to thousands of customers region wide.
In a 12 a.m update, the utility said Thursday nights storm resulted in a power outages impacting about 9,000 customers in Grand Forks, Trail, Creston, Salmo and Castlegar.
Power has been restored for most customer in Trail, Castlegar, and Creston though several customers in Ymir, Salmo, Fruitvale, Christina Lake, Grand Forks and the Creston Valley remain without as of 8 a.m. Friday morning.
Fortis B.C’s outage map shows over 1,700 customers between Ymir, Salmo and Fruitvale were affected as of 10:53 p.m. Thursday night. Repairs are underway with the estimated time of power restoration set for noon.
In Christina Lake, around 1,314 customers are still waiting for their power to be restored. No estimated time for restoration is available. In Grand Forks, there’s still about 391 customers without electricity. Fortis isn’t sure when it will be restored there either.
Meanwhile in the Creston Valley, about 137 customers in the Arrow Creek area remain without electricity as well as around 1,037 along the East Shore. Power should be restored around noon.
Nelson Hydro is also responding to outages along Grantie Road. Crews are repairing a downed power line and expect power to be restored by around 9 am.
For more information on power outages visit Fortis B.C’s outage map.
School District 8 has also cancelled school today for Crawford Bay Elementary-Secondary, Salmo Elementary, Salmo Secondary, J.V. Humphries Elementary-Secondary and Jewett Elementary due to power outages.
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