Power is out at almost 1,000 homes and businesses along Highway 1 east of Sicamous. (BC Hydro image)

Power is out at almost 1,000 homes and businesses along Highway 1 east of Sicamous. (BC Hydro image)

Power out at hundreds of homes east of Sicamous

The outage is caused by a fallen tree.

Power is out across a large area along the Trans-Canada Highway corridor east of Sicamous.

According to BC Hydro, 930 customers are currently affected by the outage. The cause of the outage is a tree down across powerlines and a crew has been assigned to conduct repairs. The power has been out since 12:07 p.m.

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