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Wires down, power out in Tappen following wind storm

More than 1,500 BC Hydro customers affected
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Power is out at more than 1,500 homes in the Tappen and Sunnybrae neighbourhoods north of Salmon Arm.

As of 9 a.m. on Thursday morning, Nov. 5, BC Hydro reported 1,508 customers were affected by the outage that began the night prior, shortly after 8 p.m. A crew was assigned to fix the outage.

The power company stated the cause of the outage was under investigation, but downed wires could be seen along the Trans-Canada Highway on Kault Hill between Salmon Arm and the affected area.

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I’m a B.C. transplant here in Whitehorse at The News telling stories about the Yukon's people, environment, and culture.
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