BC Hydro
Crews at BC Hydro were on site in several locations throughout the Lower Mainland today due to numerous power outages in Burnaby and Vancouver.
The outages, which affected thousands of customers, started around 11:30. Most areas had their power restored by around 1:30 pm, but there are still a few places without power.
BC Hydro stated that the outages were due to a "Substation fault."
Crews are on site at an outage affecting 2350 customers in #Vancouver. They'll share updates on our mobile site: https://t.co/HmMW76yYJJ #YVR pic.twitter.com/tAY5ppIqoB
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) April 8, 2019
Crews are on-site at an outage affecting 2150 customers in #Burnaby. They'll share updates on our mobile site: https://t.co/JH2EM3w67W pic.twitter.com/AkFNFs2SvB
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) April 8, 2019
BCIT cancelled daytime classes at both the Burnaby and CARI Campuses due to the ongoing power outages. They tweeted their notice at 12:31 pm, asking that all students, faculty and staff make their way off the campuses.
*Burnaby and CARI Campuses CLOSED*
Due to ongoing power outages across much of Burnaby campus, all daytime BCIT classes and exams are now cancelled. We ask all students, staff, and faculty to safely make their way off Burnaby and CARI campuses. pic.twitter.com/xY3YJB9bNI
— BCIT (@bcit) April 8, 2019
BCIT also stated that evening classes were not cancelled. However, they noted that they would, "provide an update at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon on the status of evening classes."
