Power outages across BC caused by ‘bomb cyclone’ hit

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Power outages across BC caused by ‘bomb cyclone’ hit

Over 270,000 BC Hydro customers were without power Tuesday night as high-speed winds swept over Vancouver Island and B.C.’s South Coast.

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