Tuesday, December 25, 2018 ~ VANCOUVER ISLAND.
~ by West Shore Voice News
As of 9:45 pm this Christmas night Tuesday, December 25, there were 8,946 BC Hydro customers without electricity, all of them on Vancouver Island: North Island 2,571 and South Island 6,375.
That’s down from 17,629 at this time Christmas Eve, which was lower than the morning of December 24 when 25,996 BC Hydro customers were without power.
All of the core and western communities of Greater Victoria area are back up and running. Tonight’s continued outages are in Central Saanich, Duncan, and North Cowichan, as well as on Ganges Island, Saturna Island, and Piers Island.
Wind that came from several directions during the December 20 storm brought down multiple trees and power poles, many that blocked traffic including repair vehicles. The lack of access for assessment and repair has slowed down the process of power restoration.
BC Hydro’s update this evening: “Crews continue to repair the damage from the storm last week. Trouble orders are being assigned to crews as damage assessments are completed. Due to the extent of the damage it will take several more days to restore power for all customers on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. All available crews and resources will continue to work throughout the day and night until all customers are restored. We appreciate your patience and will continue to provide updates as they become available.”
- Previous Power Outage Updates: Day 5: Power outages continue on Christmas Eve | Day 4: Power outages hit hardest on Vancouver Island
- West of Sooke: Juan de Fuca Emergency Program team busy with power outage aftermath
- Storm aftermath (Dec 22): Power outage impacting Vancouver Island for third day
- Storm aftermath (Dec 21): Power outage impacting island for second day
- Outage lists are regularly updated at www.bchydro.com