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B.C. Hydro to conduct study on secondary power line to West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – District of West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater says last night’s line failure that cut power to thousands of homes for nine hours would have been very serious if it happened just one month from now. The failure was caused by a fire that started atop one of hundreds of poles supporting West...
UPDATE: Power restored to 1,389 customers in Vernon
VERNON - Power was cut to over a thousand residents on Okanagan Landing Friday morning, but was restored by 11:09 a.m. According to B.C. Hydro, the outage occurred northwest of Okanagan Landing Road around 6:40 a.m. affecting 1,389 customers. The cause of the outage was identified as a tree down across the power lines. Local...
Power outage planned for Peachland, school closed
PEACHLAND – Residents of Peachland have another day in the dark ahead of them as BC Hydro plans to shut off power to 5,000 homes and businesses Friday. Crews will be repairing lines affected by the heavy snow fall today between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. and are warning residents to be prepared. Peachland Elementary...
Power back on at CrocTalk animal rescue… for now
KELOWNA – You might say he’s caught between a hot rock and a hard place. Doug Illman is the owner and operator of CrocTalk Conservation and Rescue, a reptile rehabilitation and education centre in Southeast Kelowna. With more than 50 animals including adult crocodiles, exotic cats, fish and birds, the centre functions as both a...
Power outage scheduled for Penticton industrial area
PENTICTON - A warning for those in Penticton's industrial area. There is a scheduled power outage Friday morning. The power will be out from approximately 6:30 to 7:30 a.m., affecting 40 customers in the area of Dawson Avenue and Government Street. “The scheduled work involves replacing an auto transformer, which helps provide backup power between...
Workers return to burnt Coldstream lumber mill
VERNON - The employees of a Coldstream business are back at work after fire forced them from their posts August 12. Coldstream Lumber president Johnal Lee says all 40 workers were back in the building Wednesday morning. “We’re super happy,” Lee says. “We were under a lot of stress because of the impact, number one...