B.C. storms knocked out power to thousands, left roads icy and dangerous, police say


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Challenging conditions hampered efforts of about 50 B.C. Hydro crews and contractors from around the province as they worked to restore power to the 120,000 customers affected by two back-to-back ice storms in the Fraser Valley.


The storms left about 50,000 customers without power at one time, according to B.C. Hydro spokesperson, Tanya Fish.


“Our crews last night had a particularly challenging time with icy roads, limited visibility as well as ice-loaded branches that were actually falling on them as they were working,” said Fish.


Fraser Valley hardest hit


Crews were on standby Thursday night before the first storm hit, after in-house meteorologists flagged the storm as a potentially major event, according to Fish.


“We did bring in additional resources to help, once we saw the extensive damage that was occurring,” said Fish, adding those resources came from the province’s Interior as well as Vancouver Island.


Some efforts were actually pared back, according to B.C. Hydro, which said it needed to prioritize the safety of workers, given the conditions.


Crews are prioritizing repairs to two sub-stations in the Abbotsford area, which Fish said will restore power to thousands once repairs are completed. 





Freezing rain coated the region, prompting police in Abbotsford to urge residents to stay indoors until the weather changes.


Drivers who need to hit the road are advised to continue to drive extremely carefully and watch for black ice and falling debris.


On Saturday morning, Abbotsford police also warned residents relying on backup generators to only use them outdoors and to ensure they had working, battery-operated carbon monoxide detectors in their homes. 


ALDERGROVE POWER LINES WIRES DOWN FIRE ENGINE ICE WINTER STORM 2017


A fire engine blocks off a street in Aldergrove, a community on the western edge of Abbotsford, after a power line came down onto the road late Friday night. (Gian-Paolo Mendoza/CBC)


Southern Interior cold and icy


A storm system in the Kootenay-Boundary area of the province also caused a number of outages.


As of Saturday morning around 5,400 customers in the region of southern B.C. near the Washington border, were still without power, according to the utility company FortisBC.


There, the storms caused extremely slippery road conditions and many vehicle incidents.


On Friday, police confirmed the body of a 10-year-old boy was recovered from Arrow Lake.


The child was in a vehicle that veered off the road Wednesday during adverse road conditions, the cause of the crash is still being investigated.





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