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Our crews will be making important upgrades to our electricity system on Nov 26. Power will be temporarily interrupted to around 140 customers near Rockcliffe Road in Oliver, BC from 9 AM to 2PM. More info: outages.fortisbc.com/Outages/Home...
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
To support planning and maintenance of our dam facilities, aerial mapping by drone will take place along the #KootenayRiver between the South Slocan, Lower Bonnington, Upper Bonnington and Corra Linn dams from mid- to late-November. No public impact is expected. More info: bit.ly/44QHyjT
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Our crews will be making important upgrades to our electricity system on November 20. Power will be temporarily interrupted to around 64 customers on Hwy 3A and Sanka Park Rd in Creston, BC from 10am MTN to 4pm MTN. More info: outages.fortisbc.com/Outages/Home...
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We're upgrading our electricity system along Rockcliffe Road in Oliver, BC. We’re replacing overhead power lines and poles to improve reliability and reduce outage times. Expect some traffic changes from mid-November to mid-December. Thanks for your patience. Learn more: bit.ly/4i0eMmU
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Our crews have safely completed maintenance work to our electricity system in Gray Creek, BC and in South Rutland Kelowna, BC. We appreciate the public’s patience while we finished this work.
November 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
SERVICE ALERT: Crews are making repairs to a gas main caused by an external party in #WestVancouverBC. To complete these repairs, we'll have to shut down a portion of our system resulting in ~100 customers without gas service. Updates: www.fortisbc.com/service-aler... @westvandistrict.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Our crews will be making important upgrades to our electricity system on November 14. Power will be temporarily interrupted to around 100 customers in South Rutland in Kelowna, BC from 10 AM to 2 PM. More info: outages.fortisbc.com/Outages/Home...
November 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Our crews will be making important upgrades to our electricity system on November 14. Power will be temporarily interrupted to around 180 customers in Gray Creek, BC, from 10 AM to 3 PM MTN. More info: outages.fortisbc.com/Outages/Home...
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Our crews have safely completed maintenance work to our electricity system in central in Osoyoos, BC. We appreciate the public’s patience while we finished this work.
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Our crews will be making important upgrades to our electricity system on November 12. Power will be temporarily interrupted to around 470 customers in central Osoyoos, BC, from 10 AM to 12 PM. More info: outages.fortisbc.com/Outages/Home...
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Our crews have safely completed maintenance work to our electricity in Gray Creek, BC. We appreciate the public’s patience while we finished this work.
November 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Our crews will be making important upgrades to our electricity system on November 5. Power will be temporarily interrupted to around 520 customers in Gray Creek, BC, from 10 AM to 3 PM. More info: outages.fortisbc.com/Outages/Home...
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Fall into savings this season by taking actions to help you lower energy use and costs. Every action can add up to help keep you cosy while helping lower energy costs. bit.ly/47A0MLX
October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Our crews will be making important upgrades to our electricity system on October 26. Power will be temporarily interrupted to around 150 customers in Kaslo, BC, from 7 AM to noon due to work on our transmission line. More info: outages.fortisbc.com/Outages/Home...
October 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Our crews have safely completed maintenance work on our electricity system in Oliver, BC. We appreciate the public’s patience while we finished this work.
October 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Reminder: Transmission line upgrades in Kaslo, BC continue until November 7. Drivers should allow extra time when travelling on Highway 31 in the area. Thanks for your patience as crews work to keep electricity service safe and reliable. More info: www.fortisbc.com/in-your-comm...
October 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Our crews will be making important upgrades to our electricity system on October 24. Power will be temporarily interrupted for three hours to around 200 customers in Oliver, BC from 10 PM on October 24 to 1 AM on October 25. More info: outages.fortisbc.com/Outages/Home...
October 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
There is a high streamflow advisory in various parts of B.C. Are you prepared if you're property is impacted by flooding? Learn how to protect your home and safety, before it happens and after you return home: bit.ly/3WjP5DX
October 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Our crews will be making important upgrades to our electricity system from October 21-24. Power will be temporarily interrupted to around 8 customers on Sawmill Rd, Black Sage Rd and Lupine Lane in Oliver, BC from 9 AM to 4 PM each day. More info: bit.ly/3GrFbfm
October 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Our crews will be making important upgrades to our electricity system on October 21. Power will be temporarily interrupted to around 200 customers in Creston, BC, from 9 AM to 3 PM. More info: outages.fortisbc.com/Outages/Home...
October 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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October 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Our crews will be making important upgrades to our electricity system on October 17. Power will be temporarily interrupted to around 220 customers on Kneller Rd, Gerstmar Rd, and Houghton Rd in Kelowna, BC, from 1 AM to 3 AM. More info: outages.fortisbc.com/Outages/Home...
October 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Fall is here and, as winter approaches, we’re reminding electricity customers that a power outage can happen at any time, for many reasons. It’s important to always be prepared to be without power and to know what steps to take to stay safe and comfortable. bit.ly/478tzqN
October 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Reminder: Transmission line upgrades in southeast Kelowna, BC continue through November 3. Drivers should allow extra time when travelling near June Springs Road. Thanks for your patience as crews work to keep electricity service safe and reliable. More info: www.fortisbc.com/in-your-comm...
October 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Crews are onsite in #NanaimoBC repairing damage to a gas line caused by a motor vehicle accident. Terminal Ave N is closed between Townsite Road and Cypress Street. We appreciate the public’s patience while we make repairs on our system.
October 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM