Qualicum Beach power outage: BC Hydro listed 1,774 customers without power
BC Hydro listed 1,774 customers without power in the Qualicum Beach area of British Columbia in its 05:16 PST dashboard snapshot on 11 November. The utility attributed the outage to a tree across its wires. Its listing showed no crew assignment or estimated time for power to return.
Status of this incident
Power outage confirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · BC Hydro listed 1,774 customers without power in the Qualicum Beach area at 05:16 PST on 11 November.
Source moment: Nov 11, 2026, 01:16 p.m. UTC (06:16 a.m. local time)
In 20 seconds
BC Hydro listed the outage start at 04:03 PST on 11 November.
The 04:16 and 05:16 PST snapshots both showed 1,774 customers in the outage entry.
The 05:16 PST view did not show a crew assignment or a restoration estimate.
Where did BC Hydro report the power outage?
BC Hydro described the affected area as north of Highway 19, west of Morningstar Drive, east of Primrose Street and south of Country Club Drive. Those are the boundaries given for incident 2864641 in the utility’s outage list. The 1,774 figure is the number of customers in that entry. The utility did not break the count down by street.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Area named by BC Hydro
- North of Highway 19, west of Morningstar Drive, east of Primrose Street and south of Country Club Drive.
- Status at 05:16 PST
- 1,774 customers. No crew assignment or restoration estimate shown.
What did the outage listing say about restoration?
The dashboard view captured at 04:16 PST already showed 1,774 customers without power and no crew assigned. The entry was marked as updated at 04:40 PST in the later view captured at 05:16 PST. By that later check, BC Hydro had identified a tree across wires as the cause and still showed no crew assignment or estimated restoration time.
The 05:16 PST view did not confirm that power had come back. Anyone checking a property near the boundaries given by BC Hydro can look for the incident number in the live list or use the utility’s address search for more recent information.
What to check while waiting for an update
Check the live BC Hydro outage listing for changes to crew status or an estimate for when power might return. If you are preparing for an interruption, the power outage essentials guide covers lighting and communications. The runtime calculator can help estimate how long a battery can run the devices you need.