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Power back on for thousands in Vernon

Power back on for thousands in Vernon | iNFOnews.ca
A map of the area which lost power this morning, Saturday, July 18, 2015, when a car crash took out a power pole in Vernon. Credit: B.C. Hydro

VERNON – A car crash took out a power pole in Vernon this morning knocking out the power to thousands in Okanagan Landing.

Mary Anne Coules with B.C. Hydro says the power went out to about 4,500 customers at around 7:05 a.m.

Crews had the electricity restored to about 3,000 around 9 a.m. and Coules estimated the power would be back on for the rest by 12:30 p.m.

The outage covered an area west of Highway 97 including Okanagan Avenue, Okanagan Landing Road, Tronson Road and Eastside Road.

Coules says Hydro crews had to wait for RCMP to finish their investigation into the car crash before they could replace the damage power pole.

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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