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Thompson-Nicola and Shuswap water supply disruptions and outages

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Coverage of water-supply outages, boil-water notices, pump-station failures, power outages affecting water infrastructure, and related water restrictions across Thompson-Nicola and Columbia-Shuswap Regional Districts, including communities such as Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Scotch Creek, Savona, Clearwater, Clinton, and 100 Mile House.

Coverage Timeline

  1. Sep 29 UPDATE: Planned North Thompson power outages postponed due to provincial election ↗ CFJC Today details
  2. Sep 26 Temporary water service shut-offs ahead for Shuswap-area residents ↗ CFJC Today details
  3. Sep 18 Drought conditions persist across southern B.C. despite recent rainfall ↗ CFJC Today details
  4. Sep 2 Month-long boil water notice lifted for Scotch Creek ↗ CFJC Today details
  5. Aug 19 ‘Unauthorized waste’ disposed of in Tobiano sewer system ↗ CFJC Today details
  6. Jul 31 TNRD – $7 million federal grant assures new water filtration plant for Savona ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  7. Jul 30 TNRD Receives Grant Worth $7 Million for Savona Water Treatment Plant Project ↗ TNRD details
  8. Jul 27 Village of Clinton water reaches critical low as firefighters battle Pear Lake wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  9. Jul 26 100 Mile House tightens water restriction ↗ CFJC Today details
  10. Jul 24 Boil water notice issued for Scotch Creek water users ↗ CFJC Today details
  11. May 19 Power outage at water pump station places Ashcroft residents on water restrictions ↗ CFJC Today details
  12. May 31 Nearly 2,000 BC Hydro customers without power Saturday afternoon ↗ CFJC Today details
  13. Mar 14 Nearly 3,000 North Shuswap residents lose power Thursday ↗ CFJC Today details
  14. Oct 7 Power restored in Clearwater but residents asked to continue limiting water use ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  15. Aug 25 Cache Creek water restrictions lifted following power outage issue at water treatment plant ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  16. Aug 22 Clearwater orders water restriction amidst wide ranging power outage ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  17. May 16 Planned power outage has Cache Creek advising residents to conserve water overnight ↗ Castanet Kamloops details

Linked Articles by Source

CFJC Today

Armchair Mayor

TNRD

Castanet Kamloops

Key People, Organizations, and Places

organization: BC Hydro , Union of BC Municipalities , Strategic Priorities Fund

government_body: Columbia-Shuswap Regional District , Thompson-Nicola Regional District , Village of Cache Creek , District of Clearwater , Village of Clinton

neighbourhood: Scotch Creek , Anglemont

city: Clearwater , Savona , Cache Creek , Pritchard , Clinton, B.C. , Barriere , Merritt , Sun Peaks , Blue River , Little Fort , Valemount , 100 Mile House

river: Kamloops Lake

health_facility: Interior Health Authority

infrastructure: Scotch Creek Water System , Savona Community Water System

person: Mike Grenier

region: British Columbia , North Thompson

business: BC Hydro

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