BC Hydro restores power to two communities in South Cariboo

UPDATE: Energy has been restored to the shoppers at 100 Mile Home and Canim Lake.

Two energy outages are affecting 300 prospects in 100 Mile Home and Canim Lake.

The primary outage began at Could 16 at 9:44 a.m. and is affecting round 221 prospects in Mahood Falls, close to Wells Gray Provincial Park. BC Hydro says that the trigger was a “tree down throughout our wires” and that crews are on web site. BC Hydro estimates that energy shall be turned again on round 2 p.m. right this moment.

The second outage began on Could 15 at 12:43 p.m. east of the Gustafson Lake Forest Service Street on Exeter Station Street. Round 122 prospects are affected, with BC Hydro stating the trigger stays below investigation. BC Hydro has assigned a crew to repair the outage.