BC Hydro reports as of 4 a.m., nearly 175,000 customers without electricity on the southwest coast
Only 1,200 homes and businesses, most in north-central B.C., remained in the dark early Friday
Trees falling on power lines believed to be the cause
Storm knocked out power to more than 500,000 homes and business in the four Atlantic provinces
Regional effort will explore alternative power supply opportunities to boost reliability
BC Hydro crews responding to transmission circuit failure
More than 30,000 customers were affected
A beaver felled the tree that caused a service outage in B.C.’s northwest June 7
Ten people died after Saturday’s thunderstorm, power expected to be fully restored within a few days
Outage map shows 2,173 affected, primarily in the QB, Dashwood, Qualicum Bay areas
Atmospheric river packing several powerful rainstorms heading for southern B.C.
Zeballos, Tahsis, Gold River cut off from rest of Island; spend days without power
Thousands of people, multiple businesses without power across region
No injuries reported, BC Hydro crews called in to ensure safe exits
Heat didn’t cause damage to transmission pole, but it hampered efforts to find the problem
Despite an increase of pressure on the Western grid, blackouts are not expected like in some U.S. states
It says crews have been working around the clock since then
