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By Mike Vanden Bosch

Power outage in Chilliwack

UPDATE 7:40 P.M.: Power restored to over 1,300 customers in Chilliwack Tuesday night

Aug 19, 2025 | 6:58 PM

UPDATE: BC Hydro’s online dashboard at 7:38 p.m. no longer shows any outages in Chilliwack.

Original story from 6:58 p.m.:

CHILLIWACK — Despite sunny skies, a lack of strong winds and pleasantly nice weather around the Fraser Valley tonight, a power outage with no apparent cause just yet has left over 1,300 customers in Chilliwack without power Tuesday evening.

According to BC Hydro’s online dashboard, 1,363 customers lost power at 6:05 p.m.

The impacted areas include Airport Road and Young Road in midtown Chilliwack north of Highway 1.

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Parts of Sardis are also impacted, including Cottonwood Centre mall, the Vedder Road corridor, and Knight Road.

The cause is under investigation.

Crews have been assigned.

BC Hydro’s website was last updated at 6:26 p.m.