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COLUMN: What a Columbia Valley Power Outage Taught Me About Preparedness
Wildfire damage to BC Hydro transmission systems cut service for nearly 18,000 customers, and most were restored by the next morning, the utility said.
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COLUMN: What a Columbia Valley power outage taught me about preparedness - Tofino/Ucluelet Westerly News
Until last Sunday, Aug. 2, I’d never seriously considered packing spare food, cash, fuel or a satellite phone on road trips. That changed after I found myself among nearly 18,000 East Kootenay residents living between Golden and Canal Flats who had lost power due to wildfire-related damage to BC Hydro’s transmission systems. I set out the day before for Radium Hot Springs to explore Kootenay National Park. I’d never been south of Golden, making …
·Ucluelet, Canada
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