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Power out for 2,152 Squamish customers since 2:38 a.m. Sunday

Downtown Squamish street lined with shops and parked cars under a clear blue sky, with a snow-capped mountain in the distance
Downtown Squamish, with Mount Garibaldi in the background. Photo: The original uploader was Damieng at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0

More than 2,000 BC Hydro customers in Squamish lost power early Sunday morning. The outage began at 2:38 a.m. on November 8 in the area south of Transit Place. The cause is under investigation, a crew is assigned, and there is no restoration estimate yet.

What happened

BC Hydro reports a power outage in Squamish affecting 2,152 customers. The power went off on Sunday, November 8 at 2:38 a.m.

  • Customers affected: 2,152
  • Area: south of Transit Place
  • Power went off: Sunday, November 8 at 2:38 a.m.
  • Cause: under investigation
  • Crew status: crew assigned
  • Restoration estimate: none yet

The details

BC Hydro has not said what caused the outage. It lists the cause as under investigation. A crew has been assigned to the outage, but BC Hydro has not yet given a time for when power should be back on.

This information was last updated by BC Hydro on Sunday, November 8 at 2:55 a.m. Outage numbers like these can change quickly as crews work and as power comes back to some areas before others.

Where to check for updates

BC Hydro posts the latest details, including any restoration estimate, on its live outage map:

For current local conditions, including weather and Highway 99, see our today page.

Source: BC Hydro outage map

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