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Snowstorm causes outage

Due to Friday night’s snowstorm, around 150 people are in the dark.

BC Hydro says that due to the storm, power is out from Ferry Ave., Eastern St., Sintich Rd.,Old Summit Lake Rd., Continental Way, Rock Island Rd., Shields Rd., Barnes Rd., Pinko Rd., the 5100 Block of the Hart Hwy, PG Pulp Mill Rd., and East on Hwy 97.

Flights have been cancelled at the Prince George Airport. YXS Spokesperson Lindsay Cotter says “Passengers scheduled to take off or land tonight are being asked to contact their airline to make arrangements.”

The power is estimated to return by 2:00 a.m..

Power is also out at the PG Airport.

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