BC Hydro Outage

• Nearly 30,000 lose power on Vancouver Island amid rare spring snow

  BC Hydro cites several causes for the outages that affected Qualicum Beach and Parksville, including failed transmission circuits, downed wires and a rare snowstorm.

  Consumer

  Apr 10, 2022
  
• Someone has been vandalizing transformers in North Vancouver, leading to power outages

  BC Hydro said it is likely the same person is responsible for each act of vandalism, given the proximity and similarity of the incidents, and said theft does not appear to be a motivation for the vandalism.

  Jul 10, 2019
  
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• BC Hydro working to restore power to final 100 Gulf Island properties

  According to the utility, power has now been restored to more than 700,000 customers.

  Weather

  Dec 30, 2018
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• B.C. storm power outages could mean Christmas in the dark for some

  BC Hydro crews are working around the clock, but even so some customers will likely spend the holiday without power.

  Weather

  Dec 23, 2018
• Car accident in North Vancouver leaves hundreds in the dark on Boxing Day

  About 1300 BC Hydro customers were in the dark overnight after a car accident resulted in damage to hydro poles in North Vancouver.

  Dec 27, 2017
• Businesses ‘powerless’ over planned BC Hydro outage

  An upcoming planned power outage in Vancouver's downtown core has a number of business owners outraged.

  Consumer

  Aug 23, 2016