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LinkedInABBOTSFORD, B.C. — BC Hydro repair crews appeared to be making solid headway in their efforts to restore electricity to homes and businesses entering a fifth day without power in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley.
About 500 customers remained without power by 1 a.m. PT Tuesday — down from about 3,000 at midday on Monday.
They have been without electricity since a storm last Thursday was followed by a second one on Friday, which left much of the Fraser Valley coated in thick layers of ice, which snapped tree branches and downed power lines.
Abbotsford, Mission and Chilliwack were among the hardest hit areas.
Some BC Hydro substations were also frozen solid, with sensitive equipment encased in ice.
BC Hydro said early Tuesday that power had been restored for about 2,600 customers in Langley and Mission in the previous 24 hours, but cautioned that some new outages were still occurring.
Environment Canada says there is a risk of more showers in the area, which could turn to freezing rain Tuesday night.
