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Jen Turner @tchrgirl
Reported 2021-10-21 21:47:38
After a wild stormy day on the North Island with trees down and power outages I am grateful for our @BCFerries crews safely getting us home. Also a huge thank-you to @bchydro for sending workers on this ferry to help our little community have power again. https://t.co/IyAHbqMfGQ
Williams Lake News @wlLakenews
Reported 2021-10-21 21:19:54
Current Outage - RUSSELL RD P366A/2, CNR GLEASON RD & LIKELY RD, LIKELY RD P283, LIKELY RD P296 SHOP, 4500 - 5400 block RIDGE RD, LIKELY RD P317, RIDGE RD P57, LIKELY RD P203, 4000 block LAKEVIEW DR, CABIN 3 - BIG LAKE S... - BC Hydro -
Municipality:
W… https://t.co/TQ8XQvVISJ
Susan Ness 🇨🇦 @nessie12
Reported 2021-10-21 20:46:23
@bchydro The ferry has now resumed yet we are told that no expectation of power until tomorrow morning. Why? We are the only major outage on the north island.
🇨🇦DomesticGoddess: VOTE FOR PEDRO🇨🇦 @witcan74
Reported 2021-10-21 19:34:28
@WildergardenBC @fixricks @50ShadesofVan Oh ****ty ya I saw that on bc hydro outage map.. hope it comes back on soon for you!
100.3 The Q! @TheQdotFM
Reported 2021-10-21 17:43:51
Keep this @bchydro outage list handy on your mobile https://t.co/p7ivAkFKPQ ~ @ryanawram
100.3 The Q! @TheQdotFM
Reported 2021-10-21 17:41:45
Keep this
@bchydro outage list handy on your mobile https://t.co/p7ivAkFKPQ ~
@ryanawra
100.3 The Q! @TheQdotFM
Reported 2021-10-21 17:41:25
Keep this @bchydro outage list handy on your mobilr https://t.co/MJT8k8rrMN ~ @ryanawram
CTV News Vancouver Island @CTVNewsVI
Reported 2021-10-21 17:11:02
UPDATE: Another outage in the Sooke, B.C. area means there are currently approximately 3,000 BC Hydro customers on Vancouver Island without power at this hour.
https://t.co/I0GLI7FgEM
Bob Fedderly @bob_fedderly
Reported 2021-10-21 17:07:34
@Pembina It is unfortunate that the largest hurdle to electrify homes and buildings will be the cost of @bchydro due to the reckless, costly 2017 #sitec continuation decision made by @bcndp. Rate increases necessary to pay down $16B+ of additional debt will not encourage conversion.
Island Social Trends @IslandSocTrends
Reported 2021-10-21 16:56:16
At 1:50 pm: 2,318 BC Hydro customers without power in South #VancouverIsland. 103 in Oak Bay (planned), & otherwise due to wind/trees down impacting ~650 in Sooke/west-of, 1,568 in EastSooke/Metchosin. @bchydro crews either ***igned, on-route, or on-site. #PowerOutage #BCstorm https://t.co/MDgVEnhs1B
Skye Ryan @SkyeRyanCHEK
Reported 2021-10-21 14:00:45
High winds arriving with in an intense low pressure system have started bringing down trees onto @bchydro power lines from Nanoose to North Vancouver Island this morning @CHEK_News 1800 customers are out of power so far @alberniweather @50ShadesofVan #weather https://t.co/lmIp6WFnuV
henry @henry35091373
Reported 2021-10-21 12:48:01
@bchydro this was dropped off in my front lawn a couple days ago. I was planning to mow the lawn but can't. I would appreciate it if I would at least get a heads up if something like this is dropped off on my property with an ETA on when it would be removed. Love BCH but pls fix! https://t.co/ZPz1KN5SLN
Williams Lake News @wlLakenews
Reported 2021-10-21 11:19:40
Current Outage - 1100 block LATIN AVE, 800 block BLAIR ST - BC Hydro -
Municipality:
Williams Lake
Time Off:
Oct 21 08:02 PDT
# Customers Affected:
7
Outage Type/Cause:
Bird contacting our wires
Approx. Area Affected:
1100 block LATIN AVE, 800 … https://t.co/4dq6ZNonbl
Dr. Melanie Clarance @MoneyVet
Reported 2021-10-21 08:43:30
@bchydro Cancelled power outage (W02074408-05). Why the 24 hrs. DELAY and NO APOLOGY to tell us yesterday’s full outage was &why cancelled? Cost/inconvenience from family incurred to rent an offsite workplace,gas, parking and to pay someone to tend to our aged dog.”Sorry” helps.
Aaron Keogh @aaronmskeogh
Reported 2021-10-21 02:24:10
Per my 😤 conversation with @bchydro CEO, Chris O'Riley today reg what @bchydro would do to ⏩ BC to affordable electric heating.
Heat Pumps aren't long term fix to ⬇️ 4 MT of yearly BC NG CO2.
BC req greater 👁.
👀 @ElectricAutonmy
"⚡️⛽️ Station Future Design Comp "
🎥⬇️ https://t.co/pvsR0cnhye
Williams Lake News @wlLakenews
Reported 2021-10-20 20:49:10
Current Outage - 6700 block MILLAR RD - BC Hydro -
Municipality:
Williams Lake
Time Off:
Oct 20 17:43 PDT
# Customers Affected:
2
Outage Type/Cause:
Under investigation
Approx. Area Affected:
6700 block MILLAR RD
****yzed Status:
N
Last Upda… https://t.co/tFNJL4T3Sp
Wendy (Beltramo) Schmidt @CodasamWendy
Reported 2021-10-20 17:13:08
@bchydro is there a planned power outage in Prince George on oct. 21/21 at 11pm-3am? It does not show on the bc hydro planned outage list. What area in PG will this outage affect?
DriveBC @DriveBC
Reported 2021-10-20 14:47:22
#BCHwy7 - Vehicle incident at Ashton Rd in #Ag***iz has taken down some BC hydro power lines. Emergency crews are on scene and ***essment is in progress. The highway is down to single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Detour available. https://t.co/rfaZBHzL9A
Brennan "Unlimited Zeal" Conroy @BrennanJTC
Reported 2021-10-20 01:08:38
Credit to Dave from @bchydro for working with my friend to sort out the problem 🙂
North Vancouver District Public Library @nvdpl
Reported 2021-10-19 20:00:57
BC Hydro has scheduled a power outage on Sunday, October 24. As a result, Capilano Library will be closed. We apologize for the inconvenience & thank you for understanding. Lynn Valley Library and Parkgate Library will be open to ***ist you. Learn more: https://t.co/8MbTbB7LHp https://t.co/PbkU02txUf
Lindsay Brown @Lidsville
Reported 2021-10-19 14:37:30
@farwest8 @bob_fedderly @SusanFDe That's what I said. In this case, the faith in the viability of an engineering fix for #SiteC belonged to a non-engineer, while the engineers we consulted didn't share that faith at all, including Vern Ruskin (who had actually built BC dams, unlike anyone currently at BC Hydro)
Christine @Christi31798712
Reported 2021-10-19 12:34:33
@SquamishWaters How does one volunteer to save the stranded fish from death during BC Hydro’s ramp down? Thanks
Susan De @SusanFDe
Reported 2021-10-19 10:48:55
about that gas:
The carbon footprint in BC of exploring, fracking, extraction, processing, piping, liquifying, shipping to Asia, and use in Asia is fine, but as soon as I use some of the natural gas to boil my kettle, the problem is me?
@BowinnMa @bchydro @FortisBC
Douglas G.Scott @DouglasGScott5
Reported 2021-10-19 03:19:08
@UNDGC_CSO @salonetitihawa @InterfaithWorld Flight & Man drop system operations Special Forces Air Force Fire Department emergency hoist harnessed or lying down stretcher application emergency system with new power generators & step up transformers entire World owes me Royalties from BC Hydro since 1998 & J .C. defrauded
RealPoCoTex @relPoCoTex
Reported 2021-10-19 02:34:19
@bchydro How are BC Hydro's executives making out with those "energy-saving laundry tips"?
Seems like you're having a bit of a problem dealing with the higher electricity demand from all those battery cars - sorry, "EVs" - coming "online", no?
Graeme Wheeler @GFWheeler_
Reported 2021-10-18 13:21:40
@bchydro power outage in Oakbay/uplands area
Duke @Cheetah1020
Reported 2021-10-18 12:02:07
@theLUCASTDS @pmagn @bchydro Hopefully the cost of EVs will come down in the next 5 years or so. Many of the big vehicle manufacturers are all-in on EVs (GM, F). As more models come to market the $$ will certainly fall. EVs are amazing to drive w little maintanance. Brakes, tires, wiper blades, washer fluid.
$peer ⓥ🌱 @Ruttemuf
Reported 2021-10-18 04:53:56
@patrick_s_smart @zeitungsjunge @Olivergill4B @MichaelEMann @ABC @pmagn Bc hydrogen is a solution looking for a problem.
Longstaffe Variant🇨🇦 @NickLongstaffe
Reported 2021-10-17 22:07:42
@bchydro Wood stove. Problem solved
andy @xj6response
Reported 2021-10-17 19:17:30
@rchanrussell @karen_kelowna @bchydro It's all theory until it's not theory.
Our modern heat pump works just fine until the temperature gets down around 5° c. Then it's hopeless, we have to turn on our gas heater
andy @xj6response
Reported 2021-10-17 19:14:45
@bchydro So here's the thing BC hydro:
we had a power failure recently, lasted almost 5 hours. In 25 yrs we've had several dozen of these, often for many hours, sometimes days.
In all that time our @FortisBC service has not failed, ever.
Electrify? U must fix the grid
@jjhorgan
CFAX1070 @cfax1070
Reported 2021-10-17 18:52:45
.@bchydro reports 1,940 customers are without power in Brentwood Bay, Central Saanich and North Saanich this hour
CFAX1070 @cfax1070
Reported 2021-10-17 18:42:46
.@bchydro reports 1,940 customers are without power in Brentwood Bay, Central an North Saanich this hour
SpiceLady100 @Lady100Spice
Reported 2021-10-17 16:06:43
@bchydro Any idea on what caused the outage
Norm Farrell, IN-SIGHTS.CA @Norm_Farrell
Reported 2021-10-17 00:21:12
How likely is it that a CKNW talk show host narrating one of these commercials will then come back live on air and do a segment properly examining BC Hydro issues?
Intent of the commercials is not at issue. Surrender of journalistic integrity is.
#bcpoli
https://t.co/JtsvprtLcf
Sailing News @sailing_news
Reported 2021-10-16 23:30:19
BC Hydro power outage delays BC Ferries sailing - CTV Edmonton https://t.co/uXeiqbo21r
Brett Favaro @LetsFishSmarter
Reported 2021-10-16 17:48:11
I am trying to do this right now. But I’m hitting major barriers. @bchydro you’ve got a contractor problem: these companies want to sell an AC and gas furnace, no matter how many times I explain to them *I do not want to buy gas anymore*
Susan De @SusanFDe
Reported 2021-10-16 17:28:39
BC Hydro announces proof of vaccination requirement for all employees and contractors, including Site C https://t.co/EChemdUqUT
I was wondering why cases of covid at ste c have no been going doing down. Proof of vaccination not required until 2022.
No words.
Santos @Mateo_Santoss
Reported 2021-10-16 13:42:32
Who tf told BC Hydro is was acceptable to do a planned power outage 9:30-12:30 on a ****ing Saturday with no pre warning
Bob Fedderly @bob_fedderly
Reported 2021-10-16 13:34:03
@TwiggJohn @spoam @mrdruthers @bcliberals @bchydro Not at all too late. $8-10B could be saved easily. You’ve bought the sunk cost fallacy. Spending good money after bad won’t make your power bill go down or stimulate economic growth. Plenty of monuments to political folly exist around the world already. Why pay $16B+ for another?
Cat Keitlah @CatKeitlah
Reported 2021-10-16 10:32:05
The power went out here at 6am. I sure hope that the BC Hydro workers who were sent out in the cod dark to locate and fix the broken line are vaccinated. I just feel so unprotected otherwise. (Sarcasm)
John Twigg @TwiggJohn
Reported 2021-10-15 23:00:29
@mrdruthers @bob_fedderly @bcliberals @bchydro @bcndp Yes but they'll probably have two drivers and a sleeping cabin to keep the truck running close to 24/7 - except of course when it's down for battery charging.
John Twigg @TwiggJohn
Reported 2021-10-15 22:44:09
@bob_fedderly @mrdruthers @spoam @bcliberals @bchydro @bcndp @GriffithSaul The added electricity supply will help grow the economy and thereby pay down some public-sector debt in #bcpoli . But I'm not saying #SiteC will be a gold mine, merely a large reliable supplier of BTUs and megawatts.
Graham Blake @greyhame23
Reported 2021-10-15 16:45:52
Reporting live from the land of utter chaos, the Cortes Island ferry has cancelled all sailings for the day due to engine failure, preventing BC Hydro from attending the island-wide power outage or clearing the blocked road. Happy storm day. #BCStorm
barleyhops @barleyhops6
Reported 2021-10-15 16:43:38
@hughjarse5 @ThomasBeyer @Hannah_Bananaz Yup. That's not the only issue though. Electricity is more expensive per KWH than gas (I just looked at my Fortis vs BCHydro bill, gas is about 60% the price of electricity).
If electricity prices go up, what about home heating? They have been encouraging the shift to elec.
Climate Watcher @pmagn
Reported 2021-10-15 15:52:51
@bchydro Don't forget to mention the #Plastic #footprint of methane 'natural' gas #nightmare 😡
#vanpoli #bcpoli #naturalgas
https://t.co/3biVPR0oZq
sigma @sigmayanyan
Reported 2021-10-15 15:19:11
@bchydro power outage at deer area?
District of West Vancouver @WestVanDistrict
Reported 2021-10-15 12:18:34
If you lose power, check BC Hydro's website for updates on reported power outages: https://t.co/62ML0TaO6i. To report an outage, contact @bchydro at 1-888-769-3766. If you see a downed power line, stay back at least 10 metres (about the length of a bus) and call 9-1-1. #WestVan
Jesse Zeman @JZThinAir
Reported 2021-10-15 10:06:27
Did YOU know BC Hydro is building a dam to power LNG plants in Northern BC? Then it will be put on a ship and hauled across the ocean for low cost gas.
This is how we’re going to fix climate change cheaper.
Thomas McDonald @ThomasM41479744
Reported 2021-10-15 00:40:04
@parksboardfacts @Buckleygkml @BCGovNews @greenestcity @bchydro @CityofVancouver Sounds more than fair to me. What’s the problem? Why would taxpayers subsidize owners of $80,000 vehicles?
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