B.C. Hydro customers affected by windstorm should have power Jan. 1

VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says all customers who lost power in a powerful windstorm in southwestern British Columbia earlier in December should have it restored by New Year’s Day, as the north and eastern parts of the province brace for more winter storms.
Crews have restored power to more than 700,000 customers since the windstorm hit on Dec. 20 and about 650 customer on the Gulf Islands remained without power Saturday.
BC Hydro says many of the southern Gulf Islands were the hardest hit