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BC Hydro attending to numerous outages in Prince George

Updated: 6:55 pm, Tuesday, January 30th:

BC Hydro says there are now only 112 customers left without power.

Updated: 5:49 pm, Tuesday, January 30th:

According to BC Hydro, there  are 354 customers still dealing with outages in the Prince George area.

Update: 12:30:

BC Hydro has posted the following update:

Crews have made good progress on Tuesday morning to restore power to more than 3,000 customers in the Prince George area after a powerful windstorm hit the Central Interior overnight. Crews are responding as fast as they can to restore power to the remaining customers. Please continue to check the outage list for up-to-date information including estimated restoration times. Thanks for your patience as we work to restore power.

Original Story:

Roughly 4,000 people in Prince George remain without power due to a series of outages according to BC Hydro.

About 1,900 people in the Hart area are impacted. The area west of Glengarry Road, south of Chief Lake Road, and North of Cranbrook Hill does not have an estimated time when the lights will go back on.

Another outage is being reported West of Monterey Road and south of Richet Street.

In addition, south of 1st Avenue, north of Highway 16 along with east of Carney Street, and west of Quebec Street has left 744 people in the dark. Crews are on site.

Most outages across the city are due to fallen trees or power poles due to the gusty winds overnight.

Some signs outside businesses also did not survive the wind.

What remains of the broken Whitespot sign (Photo by Will Peters, My PG Now staff)
Another fallen sign on Victoria Street (Photo by Will Peters, My PG Now staff)

We will have more information when it becomes available.

A full list of outages can be found here.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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