Update: Two of the outages have been dealt with, and power is back on for customers in Windermere and south of Fernie.
A number of power outages were reported Thursday morning in the East Kootenay, affecting more than 1,100 customers. Crews are working to restore service.
An outage in Cranbrook caused by a wire down has affected 358 customers since 6 a.m. A crew is on site working to restore power in the area south of 4th Street, east of 3rd Avenue, west of 12th Avenue and north of 15th Street.
A windstorm caused an outage in Kimberley affecting 345 customers since about 6 a.m. A crew has been assigned to the outage area north of Wycliffe Park Road.
An outage south of Fernie, caused by a wind storm, has been affecting 86 people since 6 a.m. this morning. A crew is on-site in the area northeast of Hwy 3, and south of Montane Pkwy.
A tree down across wires caused an outage affecting eight customers northwest of Curzon since 4 a.m. Crews are on their way to the area southwest of Highway 3 and northeast of Carroll Creek Road.
Another early morning outage has been affecting 269 customers north-east of Yahk since 4 a.m. The cause of the outage is under investigation but a crew has been assigned to the area north-south-east-west of Hwy 3/95
The last outage in East Kootenay, is in Windermere and has been affecting 51 people since around 6 a.m. The cause of the outage is unknown but a crew is on-site in the area south of Road B , west of Victoria Ave, East of Cardiff Ave, and north of Spruce St.
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