UPDATE: Power restored after mass outage affected 2,224 Columbia Valley customers

Update (11:03 am):

BC Hydro confirmed that power was successfully restored around 11:00 am on Thursday. All four outages were caused by a “transmission circuit failure” earlier in the morning, but have since been restored.

Original Story:

BC Hydro is reporting a “transmission circuit failure” which is responsible for four separate power outages in and around Radium Hot Springs as well as north on Highway 95.

The other outage affecting Highway 95 in the Columbia Valley Thursday morning, February 25th, 2021. (Supplied by BC Hydro)

The four outages are affecting 2,224 total customers.

The majority of Radium Hot Springs is affected by the outage, as well as Edgewater, Brisco, Harrogate, Castledale, Parson, and McMurdo, and services immediately off of Highway 95.

BC Hydro said crews are currently on their way to the outage locations and are expected to arrive around 10:00 am MT.

According to BC Hydro, the power went out simultaneously around 8:47 am MT on Thursday.

The latest update from BC Hydro said power should be restored by 12:00 pm MT.

 

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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