Thousands of Kamloops residents were left in the dark Saturday night — right in the middle of Game 7 of the World Series — after a power outage struck the Upper Sahali area.
According to BC Hydro spokesperson Susan Edgell, stormy weather was to blame for the outage, which began around just before 6:00 p.m. and affected roughly 3,100 customers.
“We saw some stormy conditions, and as a result, a piece of our equipment failed in the Sahali area,” Edgell told Radio NL’s Jeff Andreas. “We know there’s no good time to have an outage, and we recognize this happened during Game 7 of the World Series, which was really unfortunate timing.”
Edgell said crews were dispatched immediately, but the damaged equipment was located in a remote and hard-to-access area, making repairs difficult. “It was dark, and the location was tough to reach with one of our hydro trucks,” she said. “Power wasn’t fully restored until about 10:30 p.m., which shows how challenging the repair work was.”
Some residents reported brief returns of power earlier in the evening, followed by additional outages, but Edgell said that was likely the result of ongoing repair efforts. “If there were some power surges or flickering, that’s absolutely possible while crews were working to rectify the situation,” she explained.
The issue carried over into Sunday night, when a second outage affected many of the same customers. Edgell said that one was related to continued maintenance work at BC Hydro’s Douglas substation. “We’re confident that we’ve now been able to resolve the issue,” she added.
Edgell apologized to customers for the disruption — particularly given the timing. “There couldn’t have been worse timing with Game 7 taking place Saturday night,” she said. “Our crews worked as quickly and safely as possible to get the power back on.”
The L.A. Dodgers ended up beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings to win the pennant in a 7th and deciding game held at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
Edgell also reminded residents that BC Hydro crews are preparing for what’s expected to be another active storm season. “Outages are most common this time of year,” she said. “More than half are caused by trees falling on power lines, not just equipment failures. We prepare for these events 365 days a year.”
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