Update: 8:19 p.m., Sunday, May 21st, 2023
Power has been restored to effected areas.
Updated: 3:38 p.m., Sunday, May 21st, 2023
According to BC Hydro, they have identified a downed power pole which caused the outage.
Restoration efforts are underway for customers affected by the transmission outage in the #SmithersBC, #Hazelton, #NewHazelton, and #Telkwa area. Crews completed an aerial patrol of the line & found a section of power line on the ground. Our team is on their way to the area to… https://t.co/SNpgSLmnYw
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) May 21, 2023
Crews are working to replace the pole, updating the expected power on time to 10:00 tonight.
Updated: 1:00 p.m., Sunday, May 21st, 2023
Power is expected to be on by 7:00 tonight (Sunday) according to BC Hydro.
Updated: 11:45 a.m., Sunday, May 21st, 2023
BC Hydro said crews are on scene and working to correct the outage.
Original Story:
About 10 thousand BC Hydro customers are without power from Telkwa to Gitanyow.
BC Hydro said the cause was a power transmission circuit failure.
The outage started at 10:40 this morning (Sunday).
According to BC Hydro, crews were assigned to correct the outage.
You can find more on the BC Hydro website.