12 Lakes District News NEWS Wednesday, August 27, 2008 BC Hydro holds information session Pin 1 gl ill IP (if1 lit i L-T ft Emergency preparedness emphasized by Don Perdue LAKES DISTRICT NEWS n'smm 7' 1 facilities; utilities; cellular companies; schools; civic centres; what's critical in a community, so in the case of a bad storm, they will know which circuits to energize first," Rempel concluded. Here is a checklist of what you can do during a power outage: 1 Check whether the power failure is limited to your home. If your neighbour's power is still on, check your circuit breaker panel or fuse box. 2. Call BC Hydro at 1 888 POWERON (1 -888 -769-3766) or HYDRO (49376) on your cell phone.
Tell us about the outage so we can send the NEW PARKING FOR REGIONAL DISTRICT This shovel was busy digging out the front, side and back of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako parking area last week in preparation for a brand-new parking lot. Officials said that the shovel had to dig deep to get down to solid gravel and packed subsurface soil, so that the new parking area would have a firm foundation to sit on. motor with arm iryiv? omw The big truck is rolling into Smithers loaded with the all-new 2009 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle line-up. BC Hydro officials held a meeting with community stakeholders at Village of Burns Lake council chambers on Aug. 20.
Emergency preparedness coordinator John Rempel, who attended the meeting, told LD News, "They talked about some of the issues they had; the danger of tree cutting; and their upgrading of some of the lines." "They was a big emphasis placed on what you should do when the power goes out: you should phone the B.C. Hydro Power On line (1-888-769-3766) no matter what; even if you think your neighbour will phone, so you don't have to. They said it made a big difference in restoring power back to people and areas; the more calls they get, the more accurately they can pinpoint where the power outage is." One of the problems they discovered during the big storm of two years ago, is the long driveways that people have around here; their trucks were repairing the trunk line on the public road, but a tree across a line in someone's driveway was going unreported, and unrepaired." "They basically gave us a power outage presentation: what you can do when the power goes off. They said to have an individual homeowner's emergency plan; you should also have an emergency kit. Surge protection for your DVD players and computers is also very useful; you can now buy a surge protector and mount it on your main electrical box; it does the job for the whole house including newer appliances with electronic, computerized controls.
They're trying to put together a list of critical customers for the area: federal, provincial and municipal LD NEWS right crews and equipment to the right location. 3. Tune into your local radio station for storm and power outage updates. 4. Turn off all appliances, including home computers and peripherals, especially those that generate heat.
This helps prevent hazards or damage when service is restored. 5. Turn off all lights except one inside your home and one outside. The inside light lets you know, and the outside light lets BC Hydro crews know, when the power is back on. 6.
Develop a preparedness plan and share it with your family. Be sure everyone knows what to expect and what to do. Have a contingency plan in case power is out for a longer period. 7. Make a list of local emergency contact numbers (fire, police, ambulance, Include 1 888 POWERON (1 888 769-3766) for reporting an outage.
8. Prepare an emergency kit and store it in an easy-to find location. Check regularly to make sure the kit is well stocked, and that all equipment is in good working order. 9. Use surge protectors to protect sensitive electrical equipment such as computers, DVD players and TVs.
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