This map shows the area of Vernon where 518 people have been without power since 7:17 a.m. B.C. Hydro

UPDATE: Power restored in Vernon after early morning outage

VERNON – Hundreds of people in Vernon were without power this morning.

According to B.C. Hydro, at 7:17 a.m. today, 518 customers south of Kokanee Road and northwest of Commonage Road lost power.

Crews arrived around 9 a.m. and started working to restore power. 

The power has been restored to all affected by this early morning outage. 

– This story was updated at 1 p.m., Oct. 15 to include new information from B.C. Hydro.

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