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By Marty Hastings

BC HYDRO

Planned power outage to impact about 8,500 customers on Sunday in North Thompson: BC Hydro

Oct 5, 2024 | 12:00 PM

BC Hydro is planning a power outage for infrastructure maintenance that will impact about 8,500 customers on Sunday (Oct. 6) in the North Thompson area.

The outage is expected to begin at 7 a.m. and conclude at 7 p.m.

Susan Edgell, a stakeholder engagement advisor in community relations for BC Hydro, said the outage will range from Heffley Creek up to and including Blue River.

Edgell said Valemount and McBride are on the affected transmission line, but both towns have independent power producers that will keep their lights on.

The transmission line begins in Brocklehurst, but Kamloops will not be impacted, said Edgell.

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Customers expected to lose power were notified this past summer and again in recent weeks, said Edgell, who noted highway signage denoting the upcoming planned outage has been visible.

“We would rather have a planned outage and let people know ahead in order to get the work done rather than have an outage that happens at the last minute with no warning that could go longer than 12 hours,” Edgell said.