Power outage affects large swath of Lake Country

Published on April 20, 2023 by David Wylie

A power outage Thursday morning left thousands of residents without electricity as they got ready for their day.

The outage started at 7:15 a.m., affecting nearly 2,200 people from Beaver Lake Road to Oceola Road, and those east of Okanagan Centre Road.

A BC Hydro crew arrived on scene around 8:30 a.m.

Power was back on to all residents, schools, and businesses by 9:30 a.m.

Original 7:20 a.m. Updated 9:40 a.m.