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ing power to traffic lights at Westview and the Upper Levels.

Wild weekend

By JOANNE MacDONALD

NORTH SHORE residents
were left without power and
forced to contend with fall-
ing branches and trees when
gale force winds struck most
of the Lower Mainland
Saturday.

B.C. Hydra spokesman
Peter McMillait said between
1,000 and 1,500 customers
were affected by the. wind
conditions on the North
Shore Saturday with the ma-
jority of the residents ex-
periencing power ottages
located west of Lonsdale.

He said two feeder circuits
from the Capilano sub-sta-
tion were out of commis-
sion, with one down for
about two hours and the

other out of service for -

slightly less than two hours,
He said: other mishaps oc-
curring on the North Shore

were attributed to falling

trees or branches.
An Environment Canada
spokesman said winds peak-

ed at speeds of 42 knots or
78 kilometres per hour at
Vancouver International
Airport Saturday. He said a
storm occurring on the nor-
thern part of Vancouver
Island created a deep, low
pressure area which moved
onto the coastal area,
leading to the high winds.
The spokesman said con-
ditions were most severe

along the coastal or exposed -

areas, adding the winds

tended to decrease as they

moved inland by about 15 to
20 per cent.

McMillan said Hydro fac-
ed trouble calls from af-
fected customers from 8
a.m. to 3 p.m. Repairs were
completed on the North
Shore by the evening.

No injuries were reported,
however, police were kept
busy directing traffic at the
intersection of Westview and
the Upper Levels when a tree
fell on lines controlling the
intersection’s traffic lights.

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