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Thompson-Nicola and Shuswap water supply disruptions and outages

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Coverage of water-supply outages, boil-water notices, pump-station failures, power outages affecting water infrastructure, and related water restrictions across Thompson-Nicola and Columbia-Shuswap Regional Districts, including communities such as Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Scotch Creek, Savona, Clearwater, Clinton, and 100 Mile House.

Coverage Timeline

  1. Oct 4 Construction on Salmon Arm pump station project set to begin ↗ CFJC Today details
  2. Sep 29 UPDATE: Planned North Thompson power outages postponed due to provincial election ↗ CFJC Today details
  3. Sep 26 Temporary water service shut-offs ahead for Shuswap-area residents ↗ CFJC Today details
  4. Sep 18 Drought conditions persist across southern B.C. despite recent rainfall ↗ CFJC Today details
  5. Sep 2 Month-long boil water notice lifted for Scotch Creek ↗ CFJC Today details
  6. Aug 19 ‘Unauthorized waste’ disposed of in Tobiano sewer system ↗ CFJC Today details
  7. Jul 31 TNRD – $7 million federal grant assures new water filtration plant for Savona ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  8. Jul 30 TNRD Receives Grant Worth $7 Million for Savona Water Treatment Plant Project ↗ TNRD details
  9. Jul 27 Village of Clinton water reaches critical low as firefighters battle Pear Lake wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  10. Jul 26 100 Mile House tightens water restriction ↗ CFJC Today details
  11. Jul 24 Boil water notice issued for Scotch Creek water users ↗ CFJC Today details
  12. May 19 Power outage at water pump station places Ashcroft residents on water restrictions ↗ CFJC Today details
  13. May 31 Nearly 2,000 BC Hydro customers without power Saturday afternoon ↗ CFJC Today details
  14. Mar 14 Nearly 3,000 North Shuswap residents lose power Thursday ↗ CFJC Today details
  15. Oct 7 Power restored in Clearwater but residents asked to continue limiting water use forbidden Castanet Kamloops details
  16. Aug 25 Cache Creek water restrictions lifted following power outage issue at water treatment plant forbidden Castanet Kamloops details
  17. Aug 22 Clearwater orders water restriction amidst wide ranging power outage forbidden Castanet Kamloops details
  18. May 16 Planned power outage has Cache Creek advising residents to conserve water overnight forbidden Castanet Kamloops details

Linked Articles by Source

CFJC Today

Armchair Mayor

TNRD

Castanet Kamloops

  • Power restored in Clearwater but residents asked to continue limiting water use
    Oct 6, 2024 · details
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  • Cache Creek water restrictions lifted following power outage issue at water treatment plant
    Aug 24, 2024 · details
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  • Clearwater orders water restriction amidst wide ranging power outage
    Aug 22, 2024 · details
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  • Planned power outage has Cache Creek advising residents to conserve water overnight
    May 15, 2024 · details
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Key People, Organizations, and Places

organization: BC Hydro , Union of BC Municipalities , Strategic Priorities Fund

government_body: Columbia-Shuswap Regional District , Thompson-Nicola Regional District , Village of Cache Creek , District of Clearwater , Village of Clinton , City of Salmon Arm

neighbourhood: Scotch Creek

city: Clearwater , Savona , Cache Creek , Pritchard , Clinton, B.C. , Barriere , Merritt , Salmon Arm , Sun Peaks , Blue River , Little Fort , Valemount

river: Kamloops Lake

health_facility: Interior Health Authority

infrastructure: Scotch Creek Water System , Savona Community Water System

person: Mike Grenier

region: British Columbia , North Thompson

business: BC Hydro

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