Gulf Islands power outage: BC Hydro listed 4,484 customers without power
BC Hydro listed 4,484 customers without electricity in parts of Mayne, Pender and Saturna islands in its 04:16 PST dashboard snapshot on 11 November. The utility showed a crew on site and the cause under investigation. It gave no estimate for when power would return.
Status of this incident
Power outage confirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · BC Hydro listed 4,484 customers without power across parts of three islands at 04:16 PST on 11 November.
Source moment: Nov 11, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC (05:16 AM local time)
In 20 seconds
BC Hydro listed the start of the three-island outage at 02:43 PST.
A separate entry listed 239 customers on Saturna Island. The overlap between the two entries was unknown.
The main entry showed a crew on site and no restoration estimate in the 04:16 PST snapshot.
Which parts of the Gulf Islands were affected?
BC Hydro listed the three-island outage under incident 2864596. The 4,484 figure covers customers in that entry. The utility gave no breakdown by island, and the listing does not establish that every address on those islands lost supply.
The separate Saturna Island entry, incident 2864395, listed 239 customers east of East Point Road and north of Narvaez Bay Road. BC Hydro put the start at 01:43 PST, showed a crew assigned and listed the cause as under investigation. The operator did not say how the entries relate or whether the same customers appear in both, so the counts are kept separate.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Areas named by BC Hydro
- Parts of Mayne Island, Pender Island and Saturna Island
- Main outage at 04:16 PST
- Crew on site. No restoration estimate.
What did BC Hydro say about restoration?
The main entry was last updated at 03:42 PST in the dashboard view captured at 04:16 PST. In that view, BC Hydro showed a crew on site and the cause under investigation. The utility had not given a time for restoring power to customers in the main entry.
Where to check for updates
Use BC Hydro’s live outage list or address search to check whether a newer update applies to your property. If you are preparing for a longer interruption, the power outage essentials guide covers lighting and communications. The runtime calculator can help estimate how long a battery will run selected devices.