BC Hydro utility crews are addressing multiple unplanned power outages affecting 9,612 customers in Richmond on Friday, July 3, 2026, while simultaneously organizing extensive scheduled maintenance blackouts throughout the Cariboo region.
According to richmond-news.
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com, five separate electrical disruptions in Richmond span from Bridgeport to Ironwood, leaving thousands of residential and commercial properties without power while utility personnel investigate the cause.
The largest Richmond outage impacts 3,812 customers east of Citation Drive, south of Bridgeport Road, north of Steveston Highway, and west of No. 7 Road.
Another disruption south of Bridgeport Road affects 2,876 customers, while a third outage cuts electricity to 1,868 properties between Cambie Road and the Fraser River.
Additionally, 931 accounts lack electricity south of Maddocks Road, and 125 customers are affected along the 10800 block of No. 5 Road.
BC Hydro has not provided an estimated restoration time for the Richmond area as crews remain en route.
Planned Maintenance in Cariboo Region
Separately, planned maintenance operations will trigger a 12-hour blackout on July 4 from 7 a. m.
to 7 p. m.
for roughly 1,600 customers between southern Quesnel and northern Williams Lake, including McLeese Lake, Soda Creek, 150 Mile House, Big Lake, Horsefly, and Likely.
Northern BC Community Relations Coordinator Dave Mosure explained that utility workers will service a major transmission line and its three connected substations, specifically Marguerite, Gavin Lake, and Soda Creek.
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