Hundreds on B.C. coast still without power after storm, despite overnight repairs
CBC
Hundreds are still without power in the Vancouver area and Vancouver Island after major rainfall and winds battered the electrical grid.
Nearly 600 households remained powerless Saturday in the Vancouver area, down from nearly 2,000 who woke up with their power still out earlier that morning.
More than 400 others on Vancouver island were still without electricity from the storm, which cut the lights for a cumulative 55,000 residents Friday, according to B.C. Hydro.
The worst outages hit around 8 p.m. Friday. That's when Environment Canada said winds gusted in some places up to 55 kilometres per hour, and 23,000 people's lights suddenly went dark.
"That was obviously related to the weather event," B.C. Hydro spokesperson Simi Heer told CBC News. "Obviously it's awful timing on a Friday evening when you're entertaining and having dinner with your family and friends."
"It's unfortunate ... but we do expect to have power restored at some point today for anyone who's impacted by yesterday's storm."
Heer said a total of 55,000 households lost their power over the course of the storm.
