VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A windstorm that was causing chaos throughout the province is dying down Friday evening.
NEWS 1130 has the latest on BC Ferries cancellations, power outages, and Harbour Air delays and other closures.
Notable closures
Stanley Park and the seawall are closed to the public Friday night and an update will be made available Saturday morning.
Stanley Park will remain closed for the duration of the night due to an extended forecast of high winds. Please continue to monitor @ParkBoard for an update tomorrow morning.
— Vancouver Park Board (@ParkBoard) October 25, 2019
VanDusen Botanical Garden is closed due to the windstorm, with VanDusen Glow being cancelled Friday evening. The Garden hopes to re-open Saturday at noon.
UPDATE: Due to strong winds and for the safety of our visitors, the garden is closed for the remainder of the day, including #VanDusenGlow. TicketZone will be contacting ticketholders with instructions on how to exchange tickets. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
— VanDusen Garden (@VanDusenGdn) October 25, 2019
In West Vancouver, the Centennial Seawalk was closed Friday afternoon due to high winds and possible flooding.
It remained closed Friday night.
3 p.m. update: The Centennial Seawalk has been temporarily closed due to high winds and potential flooding. Please avoid the area. #WestVan https://t.co/dyk8h2M9E7
— West Van District (@WestVanDistrict) October 25, 2019
Power outages
Power was restored Friday night to most customers in the Lower Mainland. See the latest numbers from BC Hydro here.
#BCStorm updates: A strong windstorm caused extensive outages in the #LowerMainland today, particularly #DeltaBC, #RichmondBC, and parts of #SurreyBC. Crews will be working around the clock to get everyone back by this evening in the #LowerMainland.
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) October 26, 2019
Power is expected to remain out overnight Friday for people in some locations in the Interior.
Today's windstorm caused extensive outages, particularly in #ChaseBC, #SalmonArm, #Sicamous & #Kamloops. We anticipate customers out overnight in these areas, including #100MileHouse. Crews will be working around the clock & additional resources are arriving to assist. #BCStorm
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) October 26, 2019
BC Ferries cancellations
BC Ferries cancelled most sailings on the Vancouver to Victoria routes Friday because of adverse weather.
Three round trips between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay were added Friday night for passengers whose daytime trips had been cancelled.
They depart Tsawwassen at:
9:00 pm
10:00 pm
1:00 am
Passengers who want to go from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay will have to wait until Saturday. Same goes for those travelling from Tsawwassen to Duke Point.
