Downed tree results in Nass Valley Hydro outage

A stretch of the Nass has been without power since the midnight hour as BC Hydro works to remove a tree that came down across wires overnight.

The outage listed on the BC Hydro website appears to stretch from Gingolx (Kincolith) to just west of Gitwinksihlkw. An estimated 374 residents were listed as without power.

Anticipated time of the return of power is sometime around 9 AM.

Those with power, who may wish to inform friends and relatives in the affected area as to the latest updates can find more on the power outage from the BC Hydro website.