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BC Hydro plans Oct. 25 outages for more than 10,000 North Thompson customers

Crews will work at the Heffley Creek substation and on the transmission line serving the region.

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Electrical substation equipment (file photo, United Kingdom)
Electrical substation equipment (file photo, United Kingdom).

More than 10,000 BC Hydro customers in the North Thompson Valley will be affected by planned power outages on Sunday, Oct. 25, while crews perform maintenance at the Heffley Creek substation and on the transmission line serving the region, Castanet Kamloops reported on Sunday.

About 2,176 customers in Heffley Creek and Sun Peaks will be without electricity from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

A second outage will affect about 8,742 customers in Barriere, Clearwater, Blue River, Vavenby, Avola, Little Fort, Valemount and McBride from noon to 2:30 p.m.

BC Hydro said affected customers with current contact information will be notified by email and automated phone call.

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