Several thousand people were without power on the Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island early this morning after a windstorm passed through the region.
In the Gibsons area, BC Hydro reports a transmission circuit failure affected about 3,500 customers.
Elsewhere, strong winds caused several isolated outages in places such as Halfmoon Bay, and Beaver Island where more than 300 customers were impacted.
In Powell River, some 3,600 customers were affected by a power outage, with smaller outages scattered around the region.
On Vancouver Island, BC Hydro reports outages in the Victoria area, as well as in the Gulf Islands.
More than 2,300 customers on Gabriola Island were in the dark as of 6 am.
Small outages were also reported in the Comox area, Quadra Island and near Sawyard.
The BC River Forecast Centre issued a high stream flow advisory for the Sunshine Coast, as well as Northern and Western Vancouver Island.
On Tuesday, Environment and Climate Change Canada issued weather statements for Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, Gulf Islands, and the Central Coast.
Meteorologists warned strong winds could knock down trees and cause power outages and cause travel delays.
Heavy rainfall was also expected in many parts of the region that could lead to flash floods and water pooling on roads, as well as washouts near waterways.
