About 16,000 customers in the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands remain without power
BC Hydro says crews have restored power to about 95 per cent of the 290,000 homes and businesses affected by Monday's windstorm.
BC Hydro said crews have been"working around-the-clock to restore power, replacing dozens of spans of power line as well as power poles and other electrical equipment." At the height of the storm Monday, BC Hydro said about 290,000 customers were impacted. The hardest-hit areeas were Victoria, North Vancouver, Surrey and Sechelt.
Environment Canada's weather summary for Monday, with several locations recording wind gusts at or over 100 km/h.
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