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About 14,000 remain without power after strong winds swept across parts of the province overnight
CBC News
· Posted: Mar 08, 2026 12:41 AM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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Thousands remain without power in B.C. on Sunday morning after strong winds swept across the province overnight.
Over 14,000 are without electricity across northern B.C., the central interior, and the Okanagan and Kootenay regions as of 9:30 a.m. PT Sunday morning.
Crews are working to restore power after heavy winds damaged power lines.
The outages have affected several communities in the north along B.C. Highways 16, 37 and 37 A, including Terrace, Burns Lake, Hazelton, Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Smithers and Stewart.
DriveBC is warning travellers in the region to watch for fallen trees and debris on the roads.
The outages come as Environment and Climate Change Canada issued several wind and rainfall alerts across parts of the province early Saturday morning.
Wind warnings remain in place for much of southern B.C., including the Kootenays, South Thompson, Shuswap, Okanagan Valley and the eastern Fraser Valley.
👋⚡️There are a number of power outages in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NorthernBC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NorthernBC</a> affecting communities along <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCHwy16?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BCHwy16</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCHwy37?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BCHwy37</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCHwy37A?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BCHwy37A</a> due to high winds. Travelers are reminded to watch for fallen trees and debris on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCHighways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BCHighways</a>. ℹ️For more information on outages, visit <a href="https://t.co/MNtAJJB7UV">https://t.co/MNtAJJB7UV</a> or… <a href="https://t.co/mApYEpHRyW">pic.twitter.com/mApYEpHRyW</a>
—DriveBCIn both the north and south Peace River region, strong winds are expected through the weekend. Gusts have blown close to 90 kilometres per hour, and later on may strengthen to up to 100 km/h.
Environment Canada says a high pressure system is coming up and impacting the B.C. coast but the winds are expected to ease by Sunday morning.
The weather agency says next weekend could look much stormier as there is a chance of an atmospheric river, but that will depend on where the system comes on shore.
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