"BC Hydro crews have worked overnight and will continue throughout the day to restore power, but what we have noticed is that as crews restore power in some areas, there have been outages in other locations," he said. Aquino said crews have been repairing damaged power lines, power poles, and transformers. Downed power lines should always assumed to be live and are considered an emergency situation. Wind warnings are currently in effect for Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Victoria, eastern Vancouver Island, and the southern gulf islands. BC Ferries has also cancelled some sailings between Langdale and Horseshoe Bay, and between Horseshoe Bay and Snug Cove.

Source: CBC News February 09, 2019 17:32 UTC