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Squirrel damage blamed for downtown Kelowna power outage

Squirrel damage blamed for downtown Kelowna power outage | iNFOnews.ca
Power to Blondeaux Cr., Gillard Dr., Highland Dr., Calmels Cr., Pinecrest Lane, Coates Ave., Willow Cr., Ridgeway Dr., Mountain Ave. and Little Ave. will be off from 9 a.m. until around noon, according to the Fortis website. Credit: istockphoto.com

KELOWNA – A small power outage in downtown Kelowna is being blamed on “squirrel damage.”

Crews are working to repair squirrel damage in the Stockwell Avenue, Fuller Avenue and Clement Avenue area, according to a tweet from Fortis B.C.

Fortis estimates about 400 of their customers are without electricity and are hoping to get the power back on before 5 p.m., the tweet says.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander at halexander@infonews.ca. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.

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