Branch Falls Outage Hits 8K Homes

A massive tree branch crashed onto power lines Friday afternoon on the Saanich Peninsula, plunging over 8,000 customers in Central Saanich, North Saanich, and Sidney into darkness just before 2:30 PM. The outage, caused by a branch near East Saanich Road and Dean Park Road, lasted about an hour before B.C. Hydro crews restored power by 3:45 PM — a swift fix for such a widespread disruption. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d4d0f1b1adf77005