About 4,000 are still without power in the Central Interior, the majority of which are located in Prince George according to BC Hydro.
In many locations, crews are rebuilding damaged sections of the electrical system, including replacing poles and crossarms and restringing multiple spans of wire.
Some repairs require specialized equipment and additional crews because of the scale and location of the damage.
Access also continues to be a challenge in some areas. Fallen trees and debris must be cleared before crews can reach damaged infrastructure in certain locations, while soft ground can limit where heavy equipment can operate.
Extensive damage east and north of Prince George included approximately 200 spans of downed wire, numerous broken poles and other damaged electrical equipment.
Additional crews, contractors and specialized equipment remain in the region, with resources continuing to be redeployed from other parts of the province as restoration work is completed.
Outages in the rural areas outside of PG city limits are expected to last multiple days, with the earliest restoration expected by late Tuesday evening.
Since Friday, windstorms across the province have caused outages for nearly 415,000 customers.
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