UPDATE - Power was restored to the North Island around 11:00 a.m.
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Over 7,300 people in the North Island were without power on the morning of Aug. 8.
According to the BC Hydro Outage map, the issue is caused by a “Transmission Circuit Failure” and power has been off since 7:07 a.m.
Crews are on their way, and were expected to arrive at 9 a.m., as of the 8:43 a.m. update.
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