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Wednesday, January 6, 2016
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PLANNED PLANNEDPOWER POWER OUTAGE OUTAGESHORT SHORT CIRCUIT BUSINESS CIRCUIT BUSINESS
you’re talking 7 to 7, there’s Relocation of utility when no use opening it that day for the poles will force of utility when you’re talkingsaid, 7 to 7, there’s last three hours,” Kneeshaw Relocation adding that it will take at a for the no use opening it least that day merchants to close prepare all meat and poles will force day or solasttothree hours,” Kneeshaw said, deli produce storage, addingfor thatcold it will take at least a for up to 12 hours merchants to close
which, in a sealed container day or so to prepareand all meat and a closeddeli freezer without produce forpower, cold storage, can lastwhich, up to 36 without Sooke News Mirror in ahours sealed container and issue. a closed freezer without power, Octavian Lacatusu But there’s stillupnotosure guar- without Around 42 B.C. Hydro customcan last 36 hours Sooke News Mirror ers in Sooke will lose power next antee it will happen on Monday issue. week as five utility poles are relo- either, as the operation depends But there’s still no sure guarAround 42 B.C. Hydro customgreatly on the weather the night cated along Sooke Road. antee it will happen on Monday ers in Sooke will lose power next Hydro spokesThe relocation efforts are before, said B.C. either,Louwers. as the operation depends week as utility relo- Karla scheduled to five begin onpoles Mon-are person on the cated Road. Hydrogreatly will give theweather affectedthe night day (Jan. 11)along and Sooke carry on until said B.C. Hydro The(Jan. relocation are before, 24-hour notice if spokesThursday 14), and efforts will businesses to begin on Monperson Karla Louwers. the weather turns ugly over the causescheduled power outages that may will giveoperathe affected day (Jan. 11) carry on until weekend, Hydro but even if the vary between two to and 12 hours. 14), and tion willgetsbusinesses TheThursday work will be(Jan. done between pushed back,24-hour the polesnotice if the cause power outages mayneed Church and Townsend roads. that still to weather be moved.turns ugly over the Thevary workbetween will be attwo 6661 said the weekend, but relocation even if the operatoSooke 12 hours. Louwers Rd. on The Monday, with power comes due construcwork will be done between tion to getsrecent pushed back, the poles expected to goand outTownsend at 7 a.m. and along Church roads.tion and stillroad needwidening to be moved. forecasted towork returnwill before 7 p.m. Sooke Road, and since thethe poles The be at 6661 Sooke Louwers said relocation ThatRd. notion difficult for power are dual-circuit, the to amount on proves Monday, with comes due recentofconstrucWayneexpected Kneeshaw, manager of relocating them to store go out at 7 a.m.work and required tion and road widening along of Village Foods Market, who is “fairly significant.” forecasted to return before 7 p.m. Sooke Road, and since the poles has no choice but toproves shut down Still, the outage the leaves That notion difficult for are power dual-circuit, amount of everything for a day. everyone to their own devices, Wayne Kneeshaw, store manager work required of relocating them It wasn’t until two weeks ago with no options whatsoever. of Villagefound Foods that Kneeshaw outMarket, about who is “fairly significant.” has no choice but to shut down Still,POWER the power the poles. See POLE /outage A15 leaves everything for a day. everyone to their own devices, “It’s not OK, because this is wasn’t until Atwo weeksOPINION: ago with options businessIt interruption. couple B.C.no Hydro intentwhatsoever. in that found but out about of hours is Kneeshaw a couple of hours, keeping us in the dark / A9
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