Many residents, businesses and organizations have donated items to the emergency station over the past few days including, generators, food and water. Residents also drove supplies to Blueberry River First Nations as the community was also impacted by the storm.
On Sunday morning, BC Hydro said over 1,000 customers are still without power from the storm that damaged power lines.
“The damage caused was significant, with over 250 spans of wire and a large number of poles, cross-arms and transformers that are needing to be repaired,” said BC Hydro in a statement Sunday.
Hydro crews from the Lower Mainland, Prince George and Terrace, were brought in to help local crews restore power. According to Hydro, they have been working around the clock to restore power.
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Hundreds left without power for days after intense storm hit B C s Peace region
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A map of the area under an evacuation alert - PRRD
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – The Peace River Regional District has rescinded the evacuation order near the Buckinghorse River Fire.
The order was issued Wednesday night for an area near the fire. The PRRD says officials have determined that the situation is currently safe for residents to return to their homes. During Wednesday night’s storm, the fire received over 30 mm of rain. That helped to reduce fire activity and make it safe for residents to return home.
Even with the change, the area remains under an evacuation alert. The following area remains under an evacuation alert.