Power Out

• ‘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.

  News

  Jan 8, 2022
  
• Hydro One announces major upgrade project, planned power outage in Haliburton County

  The outage is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 24 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2019
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash involving semi knocks out power in Langley, traps driver

  At least two power poles were snapped, knocking out power to roughly 1,000 customers in the area, including a popular shopping centre.

  Nov 2, 2019
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• Lightning takes out power to more than 120,000 customers in northern B.C.

  BC Hydro says the outage is due to a transmission failure, possibly caused by lightning.

  Sep 12, 2019
• Tree removed from power line, electricity restored in Vernon

  A tree had fallen on power lines in the area and has been removed,

  Jun 7, 2019
• London Hydro reports scattered outages after overnight snow and rain

  Depending on the severity of Sunday's weather, there is a chance more outages could arise.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2019
• Malahat reopens, transit troubles as snow blankets B.C.’s South Coast

  Parts of Vancouver Island remain under a snowfall warning, as crews continue the cleanup from Saturday's storm.

  Weather

  Feb 10, 2019
• Ferries cancelled, tens of thousands without power as frigid windstorm slams South Coast

  Powerful, cold winds slammed the South Coast overnight, knocking out power to more than 72,000 people at the peak of the storm.

  Weather

  Feb 9, 2019
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• Gulf Islands could be without power for several days following powerful storm

  The Gulf Islands were some of the hardest hit in B.C.'s storm, and many of them remain completely without power.

  Weather

  Dec 22, 2018
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• The 2003 blackout was a party for us — but it still changed me

  A bit of gas in the tank, $20 in cash and a crank radio isn't much of a plan for a disaster, reminisces Matt Gurney about a blackout that changed him in little ways.

  Commentary

  Aug 15, 2018