New Westminster power outage caused by substation problem resolved

A large scale power outage is affecting New Westminster. The city says the problem is at a substation. (CityNews Image)

By Charlie Carey

Posted March 30, 2023 8:27 am.

Last Updated March 30, 2023 8:32 am.

A large-scale power outage had New Westminster residences and businesses offline Thursday morning.

The city says there was a problem at one of its substations however power was restored just before 8:30 a.m.

The city could not confirm how many customers were affected.

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