BC Hydro says heavy snowfall has caused the outages, which stretch from Salmon Arm to Peachland.

Construction crews were working in the area and hit a gas line.

The program was started in April to help feed commercial truckers during the coronavirus pandemic.

The vehicle incident caused thousands of people to lose power in the Hedley, Keremeos and Princeton areas. 

More than a dozen Commercial Drive businesses are suing FortisBC over losses they say they suffered during construction last summer on East 1st Avenue.

“I was upset myself, almost speechless when it happened. It was such a shock for it to happen for two little baby owls that were just starting to grow,” Donald Lawlor said.

Commuters in Burnaby and Coquitlam will want to prepare for some delays this weekend, as FortisBC begins gas line upgrades.

A power outage hit part of Kelowna’s downtown core on Wednesday morning.

Six planned power outages in Kelowna for maintenance repair will take place next week.

"This particular instance is under investigation with the RCMP," FortisBC corporate communications adviser Diana Sorace said.