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BC Hydro power outages & utility disruptions

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Coverage of power outages and utility disruptions affecting BC Hydro customers throughout the Kamloops region, including emergency restoration efforts and impacts on residents and essential services.

Coverage Timeline

  1. Aug 11 Power knocked out for thousands in Heffley Creek, Pinantan Lake, Rayleigh and Tk’emlups ↗ CFJC Today details
  2. Aug 8 BC Hydro restores power to Clinton, but more work to be done ↗ CFJC Today details
  3. Jun 24 Power outage hits hundreds of BC Hydro customers in downtown Kamloops ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  4. Jun 1 Power knocked out for Pineview Valley residents ↗ CFJC Today details
  5. May 30 Stage 4 water restrictions to take effect during planned power outage ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  6. May 23 Single-vehicle crash knocks out power for over 1,200 Kamloops residents ↗ CFJC Today details
  7. May 19 Power outage at water pump station places Ashcroft residents on water restrictions ↗ CFJC Today details
  8. Mar 20 UPDATE: Hwy 1 open west of Kamloops with flaggers on scene ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  9. Jan 6 Power outage near Sicamous caused by truck colliding into pole; driver sent to hospital ↗ CFJC Today details
  10. Dec 17 Separate outages knock out power to thousands in the Shuswap ↗ CFJC Today details
  11. Nov 7 Another closure on Fourth Avenue in Kamloops as BC Hydro completes City Gardens-related utility work ↗ CFJC Today details
  12. Nov 3 BC Hydro apologizes after power outage interrupts game 7 of the World Series in Kamloops’ Upper Sahali ↗ Radio NL details
  13. BC Hydro responding to second power outage in Upper Sahali in as many days ↗ CFJC Today details
  14. Nov 2 Thousands in Kamloops without power as BC Hydro responds to outages ↗ CFJC Today details
  15. Oct 25 Mascon outage in Shuswap leads to service delay ↗ Radio NL details
  16. Aug 27 Heatwave Triggers Kamloops Power Outage as BC Hydro Faces Record Demand ↗ Radio NL details
  17. Aug 14 Chase residents asked to ‘be careful’ about water usage after Wednesday power outage at treatment plant ↗ CFJC Today details
  18. Aug 10 Equipment failure at Douglas substation causes large power outage in Kamloops Saturday ↗ CFJC Today details
  19. Jul 31 ‘Fowl play’ suspected after ‘fishy’ wildfire start leads to Ashcroft-area power outage ↗ CFJC Today details
  20. Jul 17 BC Hydro says work underway to restore power after Wednesday windstorm ↗ CFJC Today details
  21. Boil water advisory in place for Rayleigh after power outage depletes water reservoir levels ↗ CFJC Today details
  22. Jun 23 BC Hydro says recent power outages in Kamloops-area caused by multitude of factors ↗ CFJC Today details
  23. Jun 10 Heat blamed as BC Hydro scrambles to keep up with Kamloops power outages ↗ Radio NL details
  24. Jun 9 Major hydro outage in Kamloops restored as section of Tranquille corridor remains in the dark ↗ CFJC Today details
  25. Jun 1 ‘All available resources’ called in as BC Hydro works to restore power after Saturday windstorm ↗ CFJC Today details
  26. May 31 UPDATE: Some BC Hydro customers to be without power overnight after Saturday windstorm ↗ CFJC Today details
  27. Nearly 2,000 BC Hydro customers without power Saturday afternoon ↗ CFJC Today details
  28. Apr 26 Power outage in southwest Kamloops restored Friday evening ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  29. UPDATE: Equipment failure leads to second major Kamloops-area power outage in as many days ↗ CFJC Today details
  30. Apr 24 BC Hydro responding to power outage in Sun Peaks ↗ CFJC Today details
  31. Mar 30 Planned outage to knock out power for Logan Lake residents midday Sunday ↗ CFJC Today details
  32. Mar 28 Auto collision knocks out power to thousands in Brocklehurst, North Shore ↗ CFJC Today details
  33. Power outage affecting 3,914 customers in Kamloops ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  34. Mar 14 Nearly 3,000 North Shuswap residents lose power Thursday ↗ CFJC Today details
  35. Jan 10 UPDATE: Power restored, Trans-Canada Highway reopens after crash east of Salmon Arm ↗ CFJC Today details
  36. Oct 29 Tree across wires knocks out power for Logan Lake ↗ CFJC Today details
  37. Oct 19 Power restored after large power outage impacted polling stations in Dallas, Barnhartvale ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  38. Oct 7 Power restored in Clearwater but residents asked to continue limiting water use ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  39. Power restored in Clearwater but residents asked to continue limiting water use ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  40. Oct 5 Planned power outage to impact about 8,500 customers on Sunday in North Thompson: BC Hydro ↗ CFJC Today details
  41. Oct 2 Planned outage will leave 14,000 people north of Kamloops without power for 12 hours on Sunday ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  42. Aug 25 Cache Creek water restrictions lifted following power outage issue at water treatment plant ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  43. Aug 22 Critical water shortage in effect for Clearwater following lengthy power outage ↗ CFJC Today details
  44. Clearwater orders water restriction amidst wide ranging power outage ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  45. Clearwater among the North Thompson communities impacted by overnight power outage ↗ CFJC Today details
  46. Forced power outage planned from Barriere to Blue River due to damaged infrastructure ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  47. Aug 12 Vehicle accident knocks out power, impacts traffic on Highway 1 near Cherry Creek ↗ CFJC Today details
  48. Jul 4 Power restored to over 2,000 in Aberdeen after outage caused by 'voltage problem' ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  49. UPDATE: Power restored in Aberdeen ↗ Radio NL details
  50. Equipment failure knocks out power for more than 2,000 residents in Aberdeen ↗ CFJC Today details
  51. Outage caused by vehicle crash leaves BC Hydro customers northwest of Kamloops in the dark ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  52. Jun 5 Power out for more than 1,400 BC Hydro customers in southeast Kamloops ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  53. Jun 4 Power knocked out for thousands in Sun Peaks and area ↗ CFJC Today details
  54. May 22 Equipment failure causes outage, 130 properties without power ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  55. May 21 Outage leaves nearly 1,000 properties without power Monday afternoon ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  56. May 16 Numerous power outages, trees down after strong windstorm rolls through Kamloops ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  57. Power knocked out to parts of East Kamloops, Tk’emlups Thursday ↗ CFJC Today details
  58. Planned power outage has Cache Creek advising residents to conserve water overnight ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  59. May 2 Power restored after large-scale outage caused by fire in downtown Kamloops ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  60. Power restored after large-scale outage caused by fire in downtown Kamloops ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  61. Apr 27 Car crash knocks out power to 500+ customers up North Thompson north of Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  62. Apr 26 Power outage has some in Merritt in dark: BC Hydro ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  63. Power outage has some in Merritt in dark: BC Hydro ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  64. Mar 21 Thousands without power on the North Shore Thursday morning ↗ CFJC Today details
  65. Jan 31 Drivers asked to avoid area in Lower Sahali after truck strikes power pole ↗ CFJC Today details
  66. Jan 23 Driver was drunk in crash that caused Westsyde power outage, police say ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  67. Jan 21 BC Hydro restores power after outage impacts 1,300 Kamloops homes in Westsyde ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  68. BC Hydro restores power after outage impacts 1,300 Kamloops homes in Westsyde ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  69. BC Hydro restores power after outage impacts 1,300 Kamloops homes in Westsyde ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  70. Jan 19 Fuel shortage in Kamloops amid Suncor terminal outage: Tk’emlups ↗ CFJC Today details
  71. Jan 17 BC Hydro restores power after outage impacts 1,300 Kamloops homes in Valleyview, Dallas ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  72. Oct 23 Downed power pole on Trans Canada Highway left 3,000 Kamloops customers without power ↗ CFJC Today details
  73. Vehicle crash causes power outage for thousands ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  74. Sep 24 BC Hydro working to fix damaged pole, thousands without power during planned outage ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  75. Sep 9 BC Hydro replaces more than 90 per cent of power poles damaged by Bush Creek East wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  76. Sep 4 Cooler temperatures help firefighters in the North Shuswap, BC Hydro working to restore power ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  77. Aug 15 Blown transformer leads to massive overnight power outage in downtown Kamloops ↗ Radio NL details
  78. Jul 31 UPDATE: Two power outages affect thousands in downtown Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  79. Jul 17 Power outage fixed for more than 1,000 customers, BC Hydro says ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  80. Windstorm leads to power outage in downtown Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  81. Jul 12 Grass fire, power outage in Aberdeen Wednesday ↗ CFJC Today details
  82. Jul 4 UPDATE: Grass fire sparks power outage in Kamloops ↗ Radio NL details
  83. Jul 1 Unusual number of power outages caused by birds pecking electrical poles, neighbours say ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  84. Jun 9 BC Hydro doesn't know what caused massive North Thompson power outage that is now restored ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  85. BC Hydro doesn't know what caused massive North Thompson power outage that is now restored ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  86. BC Hydro doesn't know what caused massive North Thompson power outage that is now restored ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  87. Jun 8 Equipment failure knocks out power to thousands in Kamloops, North Thompson ↗ CFJC Today details
  88. May 25 UPDATE: Downtown Kamloops power outage over ↗ Radio NL details
  89. Downed power pole leaves hundreds without power in downtown Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  90. Crash causes power outage for hundreds in downtown Kamloops ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  91. May 9 BC Hydro has restored power to flood ravaged Cache Creek ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  92. Apr 20 City of Kamloops warns of delays as outage impacts Fortune Drive traffic signals ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  93. Feb 26 Vehicle crash knocks out power to over two thousand north of Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  94. Dec 21 Downed wire knocks out power for 2,000 customers near Sun Peaks ↗ CFJC Today details
  95. Dec 6 Downed power lines after accident towards Spences Bridge ↗ CFJC Today details
  96. Aug 30 Crews en route to power outage near Merritt impacting 870 customers, BC Hydro says ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  97. Aug 24 Power restored to majority of Aberdeen hours after crash caused significant outage ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  98. Power restored to majority of Aberdeen hours after crash caused significant outage ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  99. Aug 7 Power outage at TRU campus, buildings closed, TRU says ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  100. Jul 29 Power restored for customers affected by Nohomin Creek wildfire: BC Hydro ↗ CFJC Today details
  101. Jul 8 Kamloops parking pay stations temporarily out of order due to Rogers’ wireless outage ↗ CFJC Today details
  102. Power outage affects 3,000 plus customers east of Valleyview: BC Hydro ↗ CFJC Today details
  103. May 31 Power restored for many after outage impacted 4,000 Kamloops homes, BC Hydro says ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  104. May 8 Landslide knocks out power in Valemount area ↗ CFJC Today details
  105. Apr 25 Power outage after bus seen losing control, crashing into pillar in Brocklehurst ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  106. Apr 9 BC Hydro crews restored power to thousands of homes overnight ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  107. Apr 8 Overnight crash knocks out power in Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  108. Mar 28 Major North Thompson power outage a ‘learning experience’ for Clearwater, mayor says ↗ Radio NL details
  109. Mar 24 After lengthy power outage, Clearwater mayor calls for infrastructure investment ↗ CFJC Today details
  110. Mar 23 Power outage affects 6,000 from Kamloops to Valemount ↗ CFJC Today details
  111. Mar 22 Early Tuesday morning power outage in Valleyview ↗ CFJC Today details
  112. Feb 26 Vehicle incident knocks out power for 6,000 Shuswap customers: BC Hydro ↗ CFJC Today details
  113. Dec 29 Power restored to over 90% of Merritt residents affected by November flooding ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  114. Nov 8 Power outage affecting Pinantan, Paul Lake Monday afternoon ↗ Radio NL details
  115. Thousands of Aberdeen residents wake up without power ↗ CFJC Today details
  116. Oct 31 KFR, BC Hydro investigate cause of smoke, power outage at Lansdowne Village in downtown Kamloops ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  117. Oct 3 Power outage affecting North Kamloops restored ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  118. Power outage affecting North Kamloops restored ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  119. Power outage affecting North Kamloops restored ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  120. Oct 1 HVAC unit malfunction causes power outage, brief evacuation at Lansdowne Village late Friday morning ↗ Radio NL details
  121. Aug 17 Equipment failure knocks out power for more than 1,500 customers in Juniper Ridge ↗ CFJC Today details
  122. Aug 14 Logan Lake loses power, Highland Valley mine no longer on evacuation order ↗ CFJC Today details
  123. Jul 24 BC Hydro plans outage for repairs near Lytton ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  124. Jul 21 Power outage affecting 1,522 in Mount Paul, Sun Rivers, Pinantan Lake area, BC Hydro says ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  125. Power outage affecting more than 1,500 B.C. Hydro customers in Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  126. Jul 14 Power outage impacting more than 3,600 customers in Kamloops, BC Hydro says ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  127. UPDATE: Power has been restored to Kamloops residents ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  128. Jun 30 Several power outages hit Kamloops, the largest of which impacts 1,500 homes in Juniper ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  129. Jun 29 R.L. Clemitson, Beattie elementaries closed Tuesday due to power outages ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  130. R.L. Clemitson, Beattie elementaries closed Tuesday due to power outages ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  131. Large power outages affecting homes in Aberdeen and Juniper Ridge on hottest day in Kamloops' history ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  132. Large power outages affecting homes in Aberdeen and Juniper Ridge on hottest day in Kamloops' history ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  133. Power knocked out to Upper Aberdeen amid record-setting heat ↗ CFJC Today details
  134. Jun 28 Outage impacting nearly 1,000 BC Hydro customers in Aberdeen, Crown corporation says ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  135. Jun 12 Thousands affected by Kamloops-area power outages ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  136. May 21 Power knocked out to portion of Upper Sahali ↗ CFJC Today details
  137. Apr 29 Utility pole fire leads to power outage along East Trans Canada in Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  138. Apr 14 UPDATE: Logan Lake vaccine clinic held outdoor during power outage ↗ Radio NL details
  139. UPDATE: Logan Lake vaccine clinic held outdoor during power outage ↗ Radio NL details
  140. Fire knocks out power to Logan Lake ↗ CFJC Today details
  141. Mar 29 Power restored in Valleyview after outage ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  142. Power restored in Valleyview after outage ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  143. Mar 28 Hundreds affected by power outage in Kamloops ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  144. Mar 20 Skimikin Transfer Station closed after power outage and road closure ↗ CFJC Today details
  145. Jan 13 UPDATE: Power restored to thousands of customers in Kamloops ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  146. Updated: Power restored for majority of BC Hydro customers hit with morning outages ↗ CFJC Today details
  147. Nov 30 Accident creates power outage in Valleyview and Dallas ↗ CFJC Today details
  148. Nov 18 Motor vehicle incident knocks out power of over 2,000 residents in Westsyde ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  149. Nov 5 UPDATE: Power restored to east Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  150. Power back for those affected by morning outage across eastern Kamloops ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  151. Oct 23 Electricity restored to majority of Shuswap residents ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  152. Thousands lose power in Chase, Shuswap areas ↗ CFJC Today details
  153. Aug 30 UPDATE: Power restored to 3,000 following car crash north of the Trans Canada Highway ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  154. Vehicle incident knocks out power to hundreds in Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  155. Jun 29 Nearly 2,000 BC Hydro customers without power from Heffley Creek to Sun Peaks ↗ CFJC Today details
  156. Jun 3 Campbell Creek crash results in poles down, power outage ↗ CFJC Today details
  157. Jan 5 UPDATE: All but 35 customers in southern interior have power following New Year's Eve outage ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  158. Oct 25 UPDATE: Power restored to most of Kamloops after mass outages ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  159. May 6 UPDATE: All Kamloops area outages restored ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  160. Nov 4 Updated: Power restored in Sun Rivers after major outage ↗ CFJC Today details
  161. Sep 16 Kamloops power outage leaves over 2,000 customers without power ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  162. Jun 6 Power outages hit Aberdeen and Shuswap Road ↗ CFJC Today details
  163. Apr 19 Power outage hits Upper Sahali ↗ CFJC Today details
  164. Mar 5 Power outage in Pineview Valley area ↗ CFJC Today details
  165. Feb 14 Power restored following outage in Pritchard ↗ CFJC Today details
  166. Jan 6 Lengthy power outage keeps Sahali in the dark Saturday morning ↗ CFJC Today details
  167. Jan 3 Hydro in home stretch of repairing power lines ↗ CFJC Today details
  168. Sep 19 Power restored following Kamloops crash ↗ CFJC Today details
  169. Aug 31 Power restored to southwest Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  170. Jun 20 Power outage affecting 1,600 BC Hydro customers in Aberdeen ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  171. May 16 Accident causes power outage in Westsyde and parts of Tk’emlups Resereve ↗ CFJC Today details
  172. Mar 8 Kamloops low on water after power outage ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  173. Feb 19 Domtar Mill power outage cause of pungent smell across city ↗ CFJC Today details
  174. Sep 19 PHOTOS: Crazy storm hits Shuswap, thousands lose power ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  175. Aug 2 Hundreds without power from Monte Lake to Falkland ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  176. Jul 27 Power restored to Aberdeen Mall ↗ CFJC Today details
  177. Jul 26 Aberdeen Mall closed due to power outage ↗ CFJC Today details
  178. Jun 25 Kamloops crash causes overnight power outage ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  179. Driver strikes pole, causes Brocklehurst power outage ↗ CFJC Today details
  180. Jun 2 2,800 people affected by power outage in Kamloops ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  181. Mar 10 Hundreds of Kamloops Area Residents Without Power ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  182. Feb 4 Hundreds Without Power in Kamloops and Salmon Arm ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  183. Dec 17 Car Accident Causes Power Outage in Kamloops ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  184. Sep 8 Nearly 1,400 Customers Without Power in Downtown and Sahali ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  185. Jul 27 Man Arrested After Driving Truck into Kamloops Power Pole ↗ KamloopsBCNow details

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CFJC Today

Castanet Kamloops

KamloopsBCNow

Radio NL

Key People, Organizations, and Places

organization: BC Hydro , Kamloops Fire Rescue

city: Kamloops , Merritt , Clearwater , Sun Peaks , Logan Lake , Valemount , Lytton , Cache Creek

highway: Highway 5A , Trans-Canada Highway , Highway 5 , Highway 8

neighbourhood: Downtown Kamloops , Valleyview , Heffley Creek , Barnhartvale , Aberdeen, Kamloops , Westsyde , Aberdeen , Dallas , North Kamloops , North Shore, Kamloops

business: BC Hydro

public_facility: Kamloops Fire Rescue

region: North Thompson

government_body: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Kamloops detachment , District of Clearwater

road: Westsyde Road

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