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Thousands on Vancouver Island are without power following a spring wind storm. BC Hydro is reporting 191 power outages impacting 16,897 customers across ...

— Saanich Police (@SaanichPolice)May 19, 2022 A detour is in place on either side of this closure.#yyjtraffic #Saanich pic.twitter.com/wl1cG3DqYD — Dean Stoltz (@deanstoltzchek)May 19, 2022 A carport was hit by the tree. The outages are largely the result of a wind storm that continued during the overnight period. There are 1,641 customers in the Langford, Highlands in and around Bear Mountain Parkway without power.

Heavy winds caused a significant number of power outages in the region with falling trees wreaking the most havoc, BC Hydro said. Roads were closed in several ...

Saanich police closed the 4600-block of Cordova Bay Road late Wednesday evening because of a tree on power lines. Heavy winds caused a significant number of power outages in the region with falling trees wreaking the most havoc, BC Hydro said. Nearly 13,000 hydro customers on the south Island remained without power Thursday morning as crews battle the aftermath of a wind storm Wednesday (May 18). The region covers Duncan south to Victoria and includes the Southern Gulf Islands.

More than 14000 of those affected are in the South Island, with large outages in central Saanich, Duncan, North Cowichan and the Gulf Islands.

B.C. Transit advised customers on the Route 72 bus to expect delays. Parts of the North Island are expected to see winds up to 110 km/h. A sailing from Pender Island to Swartz Bay was also cancelled after the Queen of Cumberland had difficulty docking. Article content Article content The city reported several downed trees on city streets and in parks, and warned residents to stay away from treed areas. Two other ships scheduled for arrival Thursday saw their stops cancelled due to “itinerary changes.” Article content “There is still some life to the storm and we do expect more outages as the day progresses,” spokesman Ted Olynyk said Wednesday afternoon. Article content Article content Article content

After yesterday's extreme spring wind storm that saw trees toppling across Vancouver Island, thousands are still without power Thursday morning.

— Eric Jordan (@ericremyjordan)May 19, 2022 — Saanich Police (@SaanichPolice)May 19, 2022 A detour is in place on either side of this closure.#yyjtraffic #Saanich pic.twitter.com/wl1cG3DqYD — Victoria Weather Records🌤 (@YYJ_Weather)May 19, 2022 Thanks for your patience and please continue to check back for the latest updates. — BC Hydro (@bchydro)May 19, 2022

More than 14,000 affected people are on the South Island, with major outages in central Saanich, Duncan, North Cowichan and the Gulf Islands.

The Ministry of the Environment of Canada has issued wind warnings to Greater Victoria and East, West and North Vancouver Island, blaming “out-of-season” cyclones for strong winds up to 70 km / h and gusts up to 90 km / h from day to night. The voyage from Pender Island to Swartz Bay was also canceled because the Queen of Cumberland had a hard time docking. The city of Nanaimo has taken extraordinary steps to close all city parks after noon on Wednesday due to strong winds. The other two vessels arriving on Thursday have been canceled due to a “change of itinerary”. According to BC Hydro, utilities have worked with contractors as well as power lines and vegetation crews, but the severity and length of the storm does not mean that everyone can recover power until the situation improves. According to police, there are detours on either side of this closure.