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Update: BC Hydro crews restore power to downtown following brief outage

Brendan Pawliw
By Brendan Pawliw

Updated Story 9:30 AM

Power has been restored to the area.

Original Story 8:48 AM

Over 800 people in the downtown core were left without power this morning (Tuesday).

According to BC Hydro, a pair of outages are under investigation in the areas of West of Dominion Street and South of 5th Avenue east of Alward Street. The second one is south of 3rd Avenue in the vicinity of Hemlock Street, Porter Avenue and east of Alward.

Crews are estimated to arrive just after 9:30am.

The cause is under investigation.

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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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