More than 400 homes were without power around 2 p.m., most restored
Several reports of wires down in Vernon and Armstrong
The blaze was quickly knocked down by crews, power out in Boucherie area
Despite an increase of pressure on the Western grid, blackouts are not expected like in some U.S. states
About 2,500 BC Hydro customers in the Shuswap and North Okanagan were without power on April 25
Close to 2,500 customers without power for several hours Sunday from Salmon River Road near Salmon Arm to Glenemma between Armstrong and Falkland
The lights turned back on northwest of Salmon Arm at 4:30 p.m. after an 11-hour outage
BC Hydro investigating cause that has left thousands without power since 11:30 a.m.
Motor-vehicle incident Saturday night in Spallumcheen resulted in downed power lines over Highway 97
Road closed between Irish Creek and Traders Cove
Students sent home, no heat or ventilation
It says crews have been working around the clock since then
Helium balloons in Vernon and a hungry bear near Nakusp top BC Hydro’s list
Outage sparked early this morning and BC Hydro crews on scene
Over 3,000 BC Hydro customers in West Kelowna are still without power
Evening outage was brief, but affected nearly 3,000 residents
BC Hydro crews on scene to restore the outage
