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Power outage affects thousands of Westside residents in Okanagan

A tree down across wires and power pole down has left residents in the dark

Last night’s storm has caused over 2,000 people to be without power.

An estimated 1,378 residents living in Killiney Beach, to south of Caesars, past Fintry have been without power since 10 p.m. Monday, July 24 due to a tree down on power lnes.

Crews are on their way, with arrival expected at 11:00 a.m.

Another 794 Spallumcheen residents around Head of the Lake have also been in the dark all night due to a pole down. Those affected are west of Stepping Stones Road, north of Spotted Eagle Road and south-east of Westside Road. The outage has been in place since 2 a.m. and crews are on site.

Up to date information can be found at bchydro.com/power-outages.

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Bowen Assman

About the Author: Bowen Assman

I joined The Morning Star team in January 2023 as a reporter. Before that, I spent 10 months covering sports in Kelowna.
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