Updated: 4:15 p.m., March 8th
Most customers from Witset to Quick have power again according to B.C. Hydro following a wind storm Saturday evening.
Outages continue to be reported in that area with each affecting less than 200 customers.
Updated: 1:20 p.m., March 8th
Power is expected to be restored for Witset and Lake Kathlyn by 2:00 p.m. according to BC Hydro.
Crews have also been assigned to the outage affecting customers on the north side of Highway 16 in Smithers.
Updated: 11:51 p.m., March 7th
BC Hydro is reporting the outages affecting Telkwa customers, and Smithers customers on the south side of Highway 16 have been resolved.
Outages affecting about 2,400 customers in Witset, Lake Kathlyn, and the north side of Highway 16 in Smithers persist with crew status remaining suspended.
Updated: 10:15 p.m., March 7th
Crews assigned to outages affecting the Witset and Lake Kathlyn area, and the north side of Highway 16 in Smithers have been marked as suspended by BC Hydro.
The company said crews were expected to arrive for an outage affecting Telkwa at 8:50 p.m.
Crews have also been assigned to an outage affecting customers on the south side of Highway 16 in Smithers, and on Hudson Bay Mountain, with no estimated arrival time.
Updated: 9:25 p.m., March 7th
BC Hydro says heavy winds across northwest BC is causing outages from Prince Rupert to Burns Lake.
It added some customers may remain without power overnight.
“Thank you for your patience and understanding as our crews work as safely and efficiently as possible,” the company added.
Original Story:
About 7,000 BC Hydro customers were in the dark tonight (Saturday) in and around Smithers according to the utility company.
As of 7:45 p.m., crews were reported on site for an outage affecting Witset and the Lake Kathlyn area north of Smithers.
Power started going out at about 6:30 this evening with several outages occurring.
BC Hydro hasn’t released an estimated time back on.
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