Image: CFJC Today / K. Simmonds

By CFJC Today Staff

Windstorm leads to power outage in downtown Kamloops

Jul 17, 2023 | 3:20 PM

KAMLOOPS — Power was knocked out through parts of the downtown Monday afternoon when a windstorm blew through the city around shortly before 3 p.m.

Emergency crews were reporting downed power lines and a malfunctioning transformer. The outage covers an area from Victoria Street and First Avenue to Victoria Street and 11th Avenue and south to the Trans Canada Highway.

BC Hydro says 1,234 customers have lost electricity in the incident.

Although crews are working on the situation, it’s not clear when power will be restored.

While traffic lights are continuing to function properly, many stores and other businesses have closed their doors due to the outage.

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However at least one small business owner wasn’t about to allow the outage leave her customer leave unsatisfied.  A man was in the middle of his haircut when the lights at the Continental Barber Shop went out. So the stylist simply was the man out the door and completed his cut on the street.

Image: CFJC Today / K.Simmonds