More people have purchased supplies to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic than for a winter storm that could cut power to homes, a BC Hydro survey shows. BC Hydro said the number of storms that the province is experiencing has gone up by 117 per cent since 2014. Over half of people surveyed in a recent study commissioned by BC Hydro do not have an emergency preparedness kit. were more prepared for problems related to winter storms compared to people living in the Lower Mainland. BC Hydro says 803 British Columbians were surveyed for the study between Oct. 8 and Oct. 11, 2020.

Source: CBC News November 13, 2020 13:00 UTC