Nearly 400 residents of the Kootenays village of Lardeau Valley also left without phones
Answers are still being sought after a landslide caused a power outage in the Lardeau Valley, leaving almost 400 people without power for 90 hours.
Although a community debrief was held on Oct. 27 in the Lardeau Community Hall, Watson said in her report there are still more questions than answers arising out of the incident. “The landlines are an older technology that lacks battery backup when the power lines are down,” Watson explained. On Monday, Oct. 2, the Ministry of Transportation was able to assess and re-open the road, Watson said.
“I sent correspondence to BC Hydro, Ministry of Transportation and our emergency services to get brought up to speed on the situation and the estimated time of return for power,” she said. “Facebook appeared to have the most up-to-date information, and I have indicated to those entities that their websites need to be updated as information is available.”
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