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Fourth Lake Country power outage within 10 days due to osprey nestingThe osprey have been dropping debris and sticks onto the cross arm which has resulted in fires and subsequent outages.EnvironmentMay 12
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Next month, you’ll need a reservation to park at Buntzen LakeBC Hydro is rolling out the free reservation system in a bid to cut down on congestion and illegal parking on the roads surrounding the popular lake.CanadaMay 4
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Nearly 30,000 lose power on Vancouver Island amid rare spring snowBC Hydro cites several causes for the outages that affected Qualicum Beach and Parksville, including failed transmission circuits, downed wires and a rare snowstorm.ConsumerApr 10
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Lights out in Vernon, B.C. after hydro pole hitVernon police said witnesses at the scene reported that two occupants of a vehicle that crashed into a hydro pole fled on foot prior to the arrival of emergency responders.TrafficFeb 4
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‘Anxiety to anger’: Highway 8 residents receiving bills for no serviceThe devastated area had no cell or internet service for almost five weeks — but one displaced resident says Telus charged for that period.CanadaJan 25
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BC Hydro: 2021 was a record-breaking year for electricity demandBC Hydro released a new report on electricity demand, and how extreme temperatures over extended periods of time in 2021 led to record peak loads.CanadaJan 21
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B.C. neighbourhood owl, nicknamed ‘Whodini,’ rescued from nettingOnce 'Whodini the Owl' is well enough, a wildlife spokesperson says it will be released back into the neighbourhood.FeaturesJan 20
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November floods take hydro pole on ‘epic journey’ from B.C. Interior to U.S. borderThe pole, originally located next to the Nicola River, was found in Boundary Bay by the border between the United States and Canada, the utility said in a Tuesday news release.WeatherJan 11
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‘A dire situation’: Vancouver Island towns on Day 5 without power after winter storm"We're in a dire situation. The town's out of fuel now, we've got no propane, there's no camp-stove fuel, no candles left, no milk, no eggs," one resident told Global News Friday.NewsJan 8
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Freezing rain, winter storm leaves thousands without power on B.C.’s South CoastBC Hydro says crews are out in all the regions and working as fast as they can to restore power in these cold and icy conditions.WeatherJan 7
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