Image: BC Hydro

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Power outage

UPDATE 8:13 P.M. FRIDAY: Power restored in Chilliwack, Abbotsford

Oct 24, 2025 | 1:50 PM

UPDATE #4, 812 P.M.: Power has now been restored in Yarrow, Lindell Beach, and Sumas Prairie.

UPDATE #3, 5:47 P.M. FRIDAY: BC Hydro crews are now on scene. Hydro’s website was last updated at 5:40 p.m. Power is still showing as being out.

UPDATE #2, 5:11 P.M. FRIDAY: BC Hydro has since revised its estimates for the massive power outage. Hydro’s latest update suggests crews will arrive on scene at 5:45 p.m.

UPDATE #1, 3:07 P.M.: Power is expected to be restored by 5 p.m. Friday, hopefully in time for game 1 of the World Series. The cause of the outage is due to a downed tree across hydro wires.

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YARROW/LINDELL BEACH/SUMAS PRAIRIE — Over 2,200 BC Hydro customers in Yarrow, Lindell/Lindell Beach, parts of Greendale and the Columbia Valley, and much of Sumas Prairie in East Abbotsford have lost power Friday afternoon.

According to BC Hydro’s online dashboard, exactly 2,215 customers lost power at 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon in an area described as east of Parallel Road and south of No. 2 Road.

However, the outage coverage map is much greater than just that. It affects Yarrow, areas southwest of Yarrow, parts of Greendale south of Keith Wilson Road, as well as most of Sumas Prairie.

The cause has been attributed as a downed tree across hydro wires.

Crews are on site.

Hydro’s website was last updated at 3:23 p.m.

BC Hydro has been inundated with power outages today. In the Lower Mainland, as of 1:48 p.m. Friday, over 11,200 customers are without power, while 1,700-plus customers are without power in the northern area of Vancouver Island, and another 2,800-plus customers are without power in B.C.’s central interior.

In Maple Ridge, 3,278 customers lost power Friday afternoon a 12:21 p.m. due to a downed tree across hydro wires. Power is expected to be restored by 2:30 p.m. for those 3,278 customers.