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19,000 BC Hydro customers in PG area to be affected by outage Monday afternoon

BC Hydro says roughly 19,000 customers will be without power in the Prince George area this afternoon. (Monday)

According to BC Hydro, this is due to a vehicle incident Saturday night on Highway 16 West near Art Knapp Plantland that resulted in extensive damage to BC Hydro infrastructure.

They say the outage is necessary to conduct urgent repairs.

The outage will impact multiple neighbourhoods, including Beaverly, College Heights, Foothills, as well as the Hart and Chief Lake Road areas.

The outage is expected to start at around 1:00 this afternoon, and last until the late afternoon or early evening.

All available crews will be working to restore power safely and as quickly as possible.

Note: This story has been update to correct a mistake that had said today was Sunday.

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Darin Bain
Darin Bain
Darin is a news reporter for Vista Radio's Prince George stations. His career started in the Cariboo in 2020, working as a News Reporter in both 100 Mile House and Williams Lake before making the move to Prince George in late 2021.

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