BC Hydro FOI August 29, 2015 Wind Storm

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Scott Macdonald
Manager, Freedom of Information and Privacy
16lh Floor
Phone: (604)623-3880
Fax: (604) 623-4556
R e q u e s t N u m b e r : 2 0 1 . 2 0 . 2 0 1 6 - 0 5 9 Yo u r F i l e : F O 11 5 0 9 0 4 a
07 December 2015
Mr. Bob Mackin

29 - 3034 Edgemont Blvd.
North Vancouver, BC
V7T 4X1
Dear Mr. Mackin:
Re: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act ('the Act')

Request for records
I write in response to the above-noted request for records.
BC Hydro has searched its files for records responsive to your request. The
responsive records are enclosed.
Please note that public bodies are required by section 22 of the Act to withhold
information the disclosure of which could result in an unreasonable invasion of a
third party's personal privacy. In view of the latter requirement, BC Hydro has
withheld a small amount of information including cell 'phone numbers and two
emails from a third party.
If you have any questions regarding BC Hydro's handling of your request, please
call me. You may also ask the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
for BC ('the OIPC) to review BC Hydro's response to your request by writing to the
following address within 30 business days of receipt of this letter:
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC

4th Floor, 947 Fort Street
Victoria, BC
V8V 3K3
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, 333 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5R3
www.bchydro.com
If you ask for a review, please provide the OIPC with a copy of this letter and a
copy of your request.
Yours truly,
Scott Macdonald
Attachments
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, 333 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5R3
www.bchydro.com
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT
EXCEPTIONS TO DISCLOSURE
SECTION 22
Disclosure harmful to personal privacy
22. (1) The head of a public body must refuse to disclose personal information to an applicant if the
disclosure would be an unreasonable invasion of a third party's personal privacy.
(2) In determining under subsection (1) or (3) whether a disclosure of personal information
constitutes an unreasonable invasion of a third party's personal privacy, the head of a public
body must consider all the relevant circumstances, including whether
(a) the disclosure is desirable for the purpose of subjecting the activities of the government of
British Columbia or a public body to public scrutiny,
(b) the disclosure is likely to promote public health and safety or to promote the protection of
the environment,
(c) the personal information is relevant to a fair determination of trie applicant's rights,
(d) the disclosure will assist in researching or validating the claims, disputes or grievances of
aboriginal people,
(e) the third party will be exposed unfairly to financial or other harm,
(f) the personal information has been supplied in confidence,
(g) the personal information is likely to be inaccurate or unreliable, and
(h) the disclosure may unfairly damage the reputation of any person referred to in the record
requested by the applicant, and
(i) the information is about a deceased person and, if so, whether the length of time the
person has been deceased indicates the disclosure is not an unreasonable invasion of the
deceased person's personal privacy.
(3) A disclosure of personal information is presumed to be an unreasonable invasion of a third

party's personal privacy if
(a) the personal information relates to a medical, psychiatric or psychological history,

diagnosis, condition, treatment or evaluation,
(b) the personal information was compiled and is identifiable as part of an investigation into a
possible violation of law, except to the extent that the disclosure is necessary to prosecute
the violation or to continue the investigation,
(c) the personal information relates to eligibility for income assistance or social services
benefits or to the determination of benefit levels,
(d) the personal information relates to employment, occupational or educational history,
(e) the personal information was obtained on a tax return or gathered for the purpose of
collecting a tax,
SECTION 22 (continued)
(f) the personal information describes the third party's finances, income, assets, liabilities, net
worth, bank balances, financial history or activities, or creditworthiness,
(g) the personal information consists of personal recommendations or evaluations, character

references or personnel evaluations about the third party,
(h) the disclosure could reasonably be expected to reveal the content of a personal
recommendation or evaluation, a character reference or personnel evaluation supplied by
the third party in confidence and the applicant could reasonably be expected to know the
identity of the third party,
(i) the personal information indicates the third party's racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation,
or religious or political beliefs or associations, or
(j) the personal information consists of the third party's name, address or telephone number
and is to be used for mailing lists or solicitations by telephone or other means.
(4) A disclosure of personal information is not an unreasonable invasion of a third party's personal
privacy if
(a) the third party has, in writing, consented to or requested the disclosure,
(b) there are compelling circumstances affecting anyone's health or safety and notice of
disclosure is mailed to the last known address of the third party,
(c) an enactment of British Columbia or Canada authorizes the disclosure,
(d) the disclosure is for a research or statistical purpose and is in accordance with section 35,
(e) the information is about the third party's position, functions or remuneration as an officer,
employee or member of a public body or as a member of a minister's staff,
(f) the disclosure reveals financial and other details of a contract to supply goods or services
to a public body,
(gj public access to the information is provided under the Financial Information Act,
(h) the information is about expenses incurred by the third party while travelling at the expense
of the public body,
(i) the disclosure, in respect of
(i) a licence, a permit or any other similar discretionary benefit, or
(ii) a degree, a diploma or a certificate,

reveals any of the following with respect to the applicable term in subparagraph (i) or (ii):
(iii) the name of the third party to whom the item applies;
(iv) what the item grants or confers on the third party or authorizes the third party to do;
(v) the status of the item;

SECTION 22 (continued)
(vi) the date the item was conferred or granted;
(vii) the period of time the item is valid;
(viii) the date the item expires, or
(j) the disclosure, in respect of a discretionary benefit of a financial nature granted to the third
party by a public body, not including personal information referred to in subsection (3) (c),
reveals any of the following with respect to the benefit:
(i) the name of the third party to whom the benefit applies;
(ii) what the benefit grants to the third party;
(iii) the date the benefit was granted;
(iv) the period of time the benefit is valid;
(v) the date the benefit ceases.
(5) On refusing, under this section, to disclose personal information supplied in confidence about an
applicant, the head of the public body must give the applicant a summary of the information
unless
(a) the summary cannot be prepared without disclosing the identity of a third party
supplied the personal information, or
(b) with respect to subsection (3) (h), either paragraph (a) of this subsection applies or
the applicant could reasonably be expected to know the identity of the third party who
supplied the personal recommendation or evaluation, character reference or personnel
evaluation.
(6) The head of the public body may allow the third party to prepare the summary of personal
information under subsection (5).
Alexis, Greg
From: Scott, Mora

Sent: 2015, August 28 5:52 PM
To: Alexis, Greg; Heer, Simi; Vanagas, Steve; Dame, Melanie; Verschoor, Cindy; Pillon,
Lawrence; Thompson, Jennifer; Hadden, Harper; Muir, Jerry; Aquino, Kevin
Subject: ' FW: C B U T: S i t e C
From; tno@Qov,bc.ca
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 5:52:13 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada).
Subject: CBUT: Site C
CBUT (CBC-TV Vancouver)
CBC News Vancouver
28-Aug-2015 i7:24
BC Hydro says the BC Supreme Court has dismissed an application for a stop-work order on construction of the
Site C dam. Hydro also says the Federal Court of Canada has dismissed two applications for judicial reviews of
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To: Alexis, Greg; Heer, Simi; Vanagas, Steve; Dame, Melanie; Verschoor, Cindy; Pi/Ion,
Subject: FW: CHAN: Eaves/Baldrey - GUpta resignation scandal
From: tno(5)aov.bc.ca
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 7:22:18 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CHAN: Eaves/Baldrey - Giupta resignation scandal
CHAN (Global BC - Vancouver)

Global BC News Hour
28-Aug~2015 18:11
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Chris Gailus: To a Global BC exclusive now, and a new development in the scandal that has rocked the UBC
campus. A prominent BC businessman and major UBC benefactor is speaking out about the uproar caused by
me surprise resignation of the university's president.
As Rumina Daya reports, he believes Arvind Gupta was forced out and he is calling on Premier Christy Clark to
get personally involved.
Allen Eaves: Arvind's principled character would not suddenly quit his" job for no reason.
Rumina Daya: Allen Eaves has known Arvind Gupta for 15 years. The former UBC professor, who now runs
the largest biotech company in Canada and has donated more than half a million dollars to the university, says
when he first heard about the UBC president's mysterious resignation three weeks ago, red flags went up.
Eaves: I read it in the newspaper that he had "resigned".
Daya: Why do you do the quotes?
Eaves: Weil, this was a very precipitous thing. The previous president gave a year's notice that he was stepping
down. So this was rather sudden.
Daya: Just one year into a five-year contract, Gupta resigned. UBC said it was surprised. Apparently so was
Gupta.
Eaves: I think he is quite shocked by this, and certainly his wife is too.'
Daya: Did he s*ay he was fired? .
Eaves: No, but I think all of us read in the newspapers can only come to that conclusion.
Alexis, Greg .
From: Scott, Mora
Subject: FW: Courts deliver double punch.to Site C dam opponents
From: tno@Qov.bc.ca
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 8:52:01 PM (UTC~08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: BiV: Courts deliver double punch to Site C dam opponents
BiV
Nelson Bennett
28-Aug~2015 20:45
Two different courts have ruled against opponents of the Site C hydroelectric dam, who have been trying to halt
the $9 billion project.
On Friday; August 28, the Federal Court dismissed an application for a judicial review of the project by the
Prophet River and West Moberly First Nations, both of which are signatories to Treaty 8. It also dismissed a
judicial review application by the Peace Valley Landowners Association.
On the same day, the BC Supreme Court also rejected an injunction sought by the same two First Nations
intended to halt work from proceeding on the mega-dam project, which will require the flooding of valuable
farmland in the Peace Valley.
There are still outstanding court challenges dealing with permits that the courts have yet to rule on.
Robin Junger, a lawyer specializing in aboriginal and environmental law with McMillan LLP, said the most
recent decision by the Federal Court is an important one, because it challenges the popular view that major'
industrial or public works can be mdefinitely held up by First Nations legal challenges.
"This notion that First Nations can tie things up in litigation is an overstatement," he said.
Last week, lawyers for BC Hydro argued in court that an injunction could delay the project by a year, adding
more than $300 million to the cost of the project.
As signatories to Treaty 8, the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations argued that the project infringed
then* treaty rights.
A joint review panel confumed that Site C dam would have an impact on Treaty 8 First Nations rights. The
question for governments and the courts is whether those infringements are justifiable.
Treaties do not give signatories a veto over what happens within the lands described within a treaty, and contain
provisions that allow for the "taking up" of lands in the greater public interest, although governments do have a
duty to consult with Fust Nations.
Daya: It was Eaves idea to launch a petition asking the Premier to investigate the resignation and make a
recommendation that Gupta should be offered his job back. The Premier unavailable for comment today, UBC,
unwilling to answer questions on camera.
In a statement, spokesperson Susan Danard said once again the university cannot talk about the resignation
because both sides have signed a non-disclosure agreement.
The petition also asking the Premier to fire the chair of UBC's board of governors, John Montalbano, a Liberal
appointee. Montalbano has only temporarily stepped aside while an investigation proceeds into whether he tried
to silence a professor who spoke out about Gupta's resignation.
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. Daya: Do you think you should resign?
Eaves: It would certainly clear the path in an effective way if the present chair did resign.
Daya: Eaves concerned that the scandal is damaging UBC's reputation and it's putting $200m in yearly
donations in potential jeopardy.
Chris Gailus: So what about the provincial government stepping into this? We'll bring in Keith Baldrey now
from Victoria. Keith, you have just spoken to the Minister of Advanced Education. What did he say?
Keith Baldrey: Yeah, Andrew Wilkinson,- very terse, I think, in his response, saying it's the first he heard of this
petition. But in any event the government has no intention of getting involved here. They want the Lynn Smith
investigation into supposed infringement of academic freedom, for that investigation to work its way through
the process.
But he basically says ifs up to the TJTBG board to figure this thing out and he also cites, as Rumina points out in
her story, these non-disclosure agreements basically make a further investigation a non-starter from the
.government's point of view because those agreements basically can't be violated. So don't look for the BC
government to get involved in this. They're hoping fhe UBC board can deal with this. School starts in a little
more than a week and they're hoping the controversy will blow over but I have a feeling that once the campus
gets busy with students, it may get bigger than ever, [xrz] .
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The two First Nations argued that the BC government and BC Hydro did not do a comprehensive enough job
consulting with them in approving Site C. Federal Court Judge Michael Manson disagreed.
In his ruling, he pointed out that consultation began in 2007 and that BC Hydro and government officials met .
with the two First Nations 177 times and provided them with $5.9 million in "capacity funding" to conduct then-
own traditional land use baseline studies, hire consultants and participate in an environmental review process.
That is over and above what the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations would have received from the
provincial and federal governments as part of the environmental review process, Manson pointed out.
He also pointed out that the Crown had tried to engage with the First Nations to discuss mitigation, but that the
First Nations "refused to engage in such a dialogue."
"In my view, BC Hydro's consultation has been extensive and conducted in good faith," Manson wrote.
"The moral of the story is, if the government and the proponent have done a good job of consulting, they should
not fear litigation,". Junger said.
"What I think is notewoithy here is that the provincial government is going forward, standing on its record,
standing up to these challenges in court, moving forward with the project, despite the objections of the First
Nations, and you don't see that a lot, to be frank."
As for the Peace Valley Landowners Association judicial review application, it argued that - based on a joint
review panel's findings - the province- and BC Hydro had not proven that the demand for additional electricity
had been sufficiently established to so as to warrant the negative environmental impacts of Site C dam.
Although the court agreed that BC Hydro and the joint review panel differed on when additional power would
be required, it said the projections were off by only four years, which Manson said "is not significant in the life
of the project."
Spokespersons for the Peace Valley Landowners Association and Moberly and Prophet River First Nations
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From: Wilson, Matt

To : " F V O , S y s t e m C o n t r o l M a n a g e r
Cc: DL - BCH Sys Event Report
Subject: . Re: Wind Storm Update
Storm rooms are opening in LMS and ABT. 2 internal crews are deployed in LMS along with trouble techs. 2 crews are
deployed in ABT and all crews in CWK are deployed. I will provide further updates asap.
Matt Wilson
Lower Mainland Field Operations .
BC Hydro
On Aug 29, 2015, at 11:52 AM, FVO, System Control Manager <SvstemControlManager.FVO(bchvdro.corn> wrote:
Storm is intensifying, currently there are approximately 58,000 customers out of power, mostly in the Lower
Mainlan.d/Fraser Valley regions. FVO is staffing up to full complement on the load side and addingan extra Grid
Operator and HRC is bringing the afternoon shift in early.
From: FVO, System Control Manager

S e n t : 2 0 1 5 , A u g u s t 2 9 11 : 2 9 A M . .
To: DL - BCH Sys Event Report
Subject: Wind.Storm Update
There are approximately 17,000 customers out of power due to high winds on Vancouver Island, in the Lower Mainland
and on the Sunshine Coast. FVO has added additional staff to handle the increased work load.
Chris Boucher
System Control Manager, Real time Operations
BC Hydro
Fraser Vatley Office
c/o 333 Dunsmuir Street,
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5R3
Office: 604.455.1779
Mobile: 604.250.1455
Fax: 604.455.1809
Email: . chrls.boucher@bchvdro.com
bchydro.com
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From: Wilson, Matt

Sent: ' 2015, August 29 12:02-PM
To : F V O , S y s t e m C o n t r o l M a n a g e r
Cc: DL - BCH Sys Event Report
Subject: Re: Wind Storm Update
Storm rooms are opening in LiyiS and ABT. 2-internal crews are deployed in LMS along with trouble techs. 2 crews are
deployed in ABT and all crews in CWK are deployed. I will provide further updates asap.
Matt Wilson
Lower Mainland Field Operations
BC Hydro
On Aug 29,2015, at 11:52 AM, FVO, System Control Manager <SvstemControlManager.FVO@bchvdro.com> wrote:
Storm is intensifying, currently there are approximately 58,000 customers out of power, mostly In the Lower .
Malnland/Fraser Valley regions. FVO is staffing up to full complement on the load side and adding an extra Grid
O p e r a t o r a n d H R C i s b r i n g i n g t h e a f t e r n o o n s h i f t i n e a r l y.
From: FVO, System Control Manager

Sent: 2015, August 29 11:29 AM
To: DL - BCH Sys Event Report
Subject: Wind Storm Update
There are approximately 17,000 customers out of power due to high winds on Vancouver island, in the Lower Mainland
and on the Sunshine Coast. FVO has added additional staff to handle the increased work load.
Chris Boucher
System Control Manager, Real time Operations
BC Hydro
Fraser Valley Office
c/o 333 Dunsmuir Street,
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5R3
Office: 604.455.1779
Mobile: 604.250.1455 .
Fax: 604.455.1809
Email: chris.boucher@bchvdro.com
bchydro.com
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. Lawrence; Thompson, Jennifer; Hadden, Harper; Muir, Jerry; Aquino; Kevin
Subject: FW: CBYG: Aquino - windstorm damage
From: tno@aov.bc.ca
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 1:22:11 PM (UTC-08:00) PacificTime (US & Canada)
Subject: CBYG; Aquino - windstorm damage
CBYG (CBC Prince George)
29-Aug-201513:00' ' .
Stephanie Mercier: The wind has picked up across the lower mainland, causing a flurry of power outages and
downed trees. BC Hydro says as many as 35,000 customers are currently without power.
Kevin Aquino: Hardest hit areas are in the lower mainland, Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast. Right now
we're seeing Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Langley, Abbotsford and Surrey as the hardest-hit areas, as well.
What I can tell you is that we have all hands on deck, crews already on site working to repair the damaged lines.
We had a number of trees and branches come down on our wires, knocking out power to the affected-areas.in
the lower mainland, Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast. :
Mercier: Environment Canada says peak winds at noon hit 117 km/hr on Saturna Island and as much as 80
km/hr at YVR airport. BC Femes cancelled sailings to and from the southern Gulf Islands in the noon hour due
to high winds. There are also a number of other ferry delays. Road and Hydro officials are reminding drivers to
use four-way stop procedures at dark or flashing traffic signals and to take care near any downed power lines
and near trees. The Vancouver Park Board has also issued a notice closing Stanley Park, effective immediately,
due to the wind.
Update: BC Hydro says now as many as 60,000 customers are without power due to the windstorm1.
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Sent: 2015, August 291:43 PM
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Subject: FW: CP News: Windstorm causes tens of thousands of power outages in southwest B.C.
From: tno(g)qov.bc.ca
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 1:42:44 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CP News: Windstorm causes tens of thousands of power outages in southwest B.C.
CPNews
29-Aug-2015 13:28
VANCOUVER _ A powerful windstorm has knocked out power to some 58,000 customers in southwestern
British Columbia.
BC Hydro spokeswoman Simi Heer said the storm has affected homes in Surrey, Richmond/Abbotsford and the
western Fraser Valley.
She said the utility has launched its storm response plan, bringing together decision-makers into one room in
Surrey to ensure efficient deployment of crews and resources.
Heer said the outages are generally due to trees and branches falling on power lines and crews are working hard
to repair damage, but customers should be patient.
"Crews might simply have to remove a branch from a line, or they have to go in and repair the line or repair the
pole," she said. "Windstorms are challenging because the degree of damage is quite varied."
Envnonment Canada has issued wind warnings for Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, the Southern Gulf
Islands and Sunshine Coast, with gusts up to 90 kilometres per hour expected.
The agency said a significant storm will affect the south coast on Saturday, with 40 to 80 millimetres of rain
forecast for Howe Sound, the North Shore and northwestern Fraser Valley.
Winds blowing up to 70 kilometres per hour were forecasted in Rock Creek, where a 44-square kilometre
wildfire has been raging for weeks.
"As there has been no rain to dampen the old fire ash, residents, are advised there may be flying ash, and
weakened trees in the fire area may fall," the B.C. Wildfire Service warned on its website.
"As well, debris from damaged or destroyed homes may become susceptible to the strong winds and move
about."
The wildfire, which has now been 75 per cent contained, destroyed 30 homes in the community in B.C.'s
Kootenay Boundary region earlier this month.
Drive B.C. issued an 80 kilometre per hour speed limit from Westbridge to Rock Creek, warning drivers to
watch for debris and dusts from gusting winds.
Highway 19A between Parksville and Campbell River was closed in both directions one kilometre north of
Cook Creek Road because of downed lines.
Ferries running from Victoria to Vancouver were running about 45 minutes late due to weather, according to
B.C. Ferries.
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From: Scott, Mora

Sent: . 2015, August 29 1:43 PM
Subject: FW: Global News: BC 1: Metro Vancouver storm leads to power outages, fallen trees
From; tno@aov.bc.ca
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 1:42;51 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: Global News: BC 1: Metro Vancouver storm leads to power outages, fallen trees
Global News: BC 1 (Vancouver)
29-Aug-2015 13:41
Strong winds have led to power outages and fallen trees across parts of Metro Vancouver.
Rain and windfall warnings are in place for Metro Vancouver with Environment Canada saying a rapidly
intensifying storm could bring winds of up to 90 km/h to B.C.'s south coast Saturday afternoon.
Forty to 80 millimetres of rain are forecast for the area and BC Hydro says high winds have led to power
outages across Metro Vancouver.
There have been reports of fallen trees in parts of Metro Vancouver, including Surrey, Coquitlam, Richmond
and the. North Shore.
In Langley, trees fell on parked cars near Thomas Haney Secondary. A fallen tree affected traffic on Kingsway
early Saturday morning.
DriveBC reported trees blocking westbound traffic on the Mary Hill Bypass.
TransLink reported delays on SkyTrain due to a tree across the tracks by Royal Oak Station.
BC Fenies tweeted that vessels travelling in and out of Tsawwassen may be delayed due td extreme wind.
A rainfall warning is also in effect for the Fraser Valley, Howe Sound, Whistler and the Sunshine Coast.
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Subject: FW: CP News: Windstorm causes hundreds of thousands of power outages in southwest
B.C.
From: tno@aov.bc.ca *
Subject: CP News: Windstorm causes hundreds of thousands of power outages in southwest B.C.
CPNews
29-Aug-2015 13:48 "
VANCOUVER _ A powerful windstorm has knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers in
southwestern British Columbia and forced the closure of Vancouver's Stanley Park.
Most of the affected homes were in the Lower Mainland, including in Surrey, Richmond, Abbotsford and the
western Fraser Valley, according to B C Hydro.
Spokeswoman Simi Heer said the utility has launched its storm response plan, bringing together decision
makers into one room in Surrey'to ensure efficient deployment of crews and resources.
Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, the Southern Gulf
Island's and Sunshine Coast, with gusts up to 90 kilometres per hour expected.
The agency said a significant storm will affect the south coast on Saturday, with 40 to 80 millimefres of rain
The Vancouver Park Board said Saturday afternoon that Stanley Park was closed for public safety reasons due
to high winds and downed trees.
Winds blowing up to 70 kilometres per hour were forecasted in Rock Creek, where, a 44-square kilometre
"As there has been no rain to dampen the old fire ash, residents are advised there may be flying ash, and.
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about."
The wildfire, which has now been 75 per cent contained, destroyed 30 homes in the conimunity in B.C.'s
Highway 19A between Parksville and Campbell Fiver was closed in both directions one kilometre north of
Cook Creek Road because of downed lines. Ferries running from Victoria to Vancouver were inrrning about 45
rninutes late due to. weather, according to B.C. Ferries.
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From: tno@aov.bc.ca
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 2:03:56 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &. Canada)
Subject: Castanet: Winds takes city by storm
Castanet
29-Aug-2015 14:02
Heavy winds and rain are wreaking havoc on Metro Vancouver this afternoon.
A rainfall and wind warning were put into place Saturday morning and the weather hasn't disappointed.
Gusts of up to 91 km/h have hit the Tsawwasen Ferry Tenninal, and the Vancouver airport has seen winds hit
69 km/h.'
There are reports of heavy rainfall throughout-the Fraser Valley, from Abbotsfofd to downtown Vancouver
Environment Canada is calling for upwards of 40 mm of rain to fall in Vancouver.
The heavy winds have been tearing down tree branches arid knocking but power as well.
BC Hydro is reporting outages in Richmond, Surrey, Abbotsford and downtown Vancouver; There are reports
that over 18,000 people in Metro Vancouver are without power. * '
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From: Scott, Mora

Sent: 2015, August 29 2:33 PM '
To: Alexis, Greg; Heer, Simi; Vanagas, Steve; Dame, Melanie; Verschoor, Cindy; Pillon, "
Subject: FW: CBC Online: Strong storm raging across B.C.'s Lower Mainland leaves 200,000-
homes without power
From: tno(5)Qov.bc.ca
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 2:32:26 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &. Canada)
Subject: CBC Online: Strong storm raging across B.C.'s Lower Mainland leaves 200,000 homes without power
CBC Online
Chad Pawson
29-Aug-2015 14:28
' Winds maxing out at 80 km/h in some parts of Southern B.C. have made for dangerous conditions on roads,
with downed trees and power lines. At least 200,000 homes are without power in Metro Vancouver.
Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast are also experiencing damage from the winds'. Environment Canada
says winds peaked at 117 km/h on Saturna Island.
BC Hydro has a huge list of outages its trying to repair in Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Langely, Abbotsford
and Surrey.
"What I can tell you is that we have all hands on deck ...to repair damaged lines." said Kevin Aquino withBC
Hydro. "We had a number of trees and branches come down on wires knocking out power."
The authority asks through Twitter that people stay 10 metres back from fallen power lines, or roughly the
length of a bus.
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BC Ferries has cancelled sailings to and from the Southern Gulf Islands due to high winds and some vessels
travelling in and out of Tsawwassen are holding in Active Pass, waiting for Winds to ease.
Meanwhile, Stanley Park is closed, according to Park Board Commission Sarah Kh'by-Yung.
There are delays on SkyTrain as a tree has fallen across the tracks at Royal Oak Station. TransLink is setting up
a bus bridge to help move people to their destinations.
Surrey RCMP says ifs busy responding to trees down across cars. At least one person has been struck by a tree.
It's unclear what the extent of then injuries are.
police are urging people to stay at home and not venture put unless absolutely necessary.
Officials are also reminding drivers to use four-way stop procedures at dark or flashing traffic signals and to
take care near any downed power lines - and near trees.
Environment Canada says strong winds across the region should begin to diminish by 5 p.m. PT.
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From: Scott, Mora

Sent: 2015, August 29 2:33 PM .
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Subject: FW: CKNW: Heer/Drennan/Robertson - windstorm impact
From: tno@gov.bc.ca
Subject: CKNW: Heer/Drennan/Robertson - windstorm impact
CKNW (Vancouver)
29-Aug-2015 14:00
Mark Lee: Over 200,000 customers in the lower mainland are affected by the windstorm raging throughout the'
area. BC Hydro's Simi Heer says it could be a long time before power is restored in the areas.
Heer: Well, windstorms are obviously .very challenging. You often see power go off in one area as crews make
repairs in another. It will be a long process, but we want our customers to know our crews are out there working
as quickly and as safely as they can. Any restorations times will be fluid. We will do our best to get our website
backup and get restoration times up, as well, but again, windstorms are very challenging situations to work
through. , .
Lee:. In the meantime, on SkyTrain CKNW's Shelby Thorn is stuck in traffic.
Thorn: Major delays on the Sl<yTrain due to high winds knocking trees across the tracks in New Westminster.
Service has been suspended at Royal Oak, Edmonds and 22nd Street.. Trains are tmning around to avoid the
area. TransLink has brought in a bus bridge. Many are jumping on the Millennium Line, which is also plagued
with the delays.
It's taken one hour to get from Granville Station to Rerrfrew, including a transfer at Commercial Broadway.
Commuters are getting noticeably agitated, crammed into trains like sardines. On top of all of this, TransLink is
doing track maintenance, adding to the commuting headache.
Lee: Anne Drennan with the Transit Police is also reporting just as much chaos.
Drennan: The Expo Line is. down between Metrotown and-New West, and we have a bus bridge in place to
move passengers from Metrotown to New West. The Canada Line remains unaffected. The Millennium Line, a
portion of it is running. However, the power is down on that system temporarily while some branches that flew
onto the guideway are being removed. But it should be back up fairly quickly. We had five people that were
stuck on separate-elevators in substations when the power went down. Four have been released from the
elevators, and they're working to release the fifth shortly. .
Lee: Drennanis advising anyone who doesn't need to travel to stay home today, as they can expected heavy
delays. E-Comm is reminding eveiyone not to cail 9-1-1 unless you really need to.
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Charrnaine de Silva: BC's Emergency Communications System says 9-1-1 has been flooded with calls.
Jodie Robertson: We're getting a lot of calls regarding downed wires and trees, calls about power outages.
De Silva: E-Comm spokesperson Jodie Robertson says people should only call 9-1-1 with real emergency
situations.
Robertson: Life, death-type stuff with property and jeopardy, peojple in jeopardy, structure fires, wires that are
down mat are arcing and potentially arcing flames. ,
De Silva: Robertson says whenever there's a windstorm, some people find it necessary to call 9-1-1 to report
their power's out or to even asks questions. But that just clogs the system and delays emergency response to
everyone.
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From: Scott, Mora

Subject: . . FW: CP News: Windstorm causes hundreds of thousands of power outages in southwest
B.C.
From: t n o @ g o v. b c . c a . .
CPNews
29-Aug-2015 14:52
VANCOUVER _ A powerful windstorm has knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers in
southwestern British Columbia and forced the closure of Vancouver's Stanley Park.
Most of the affected homes were in the Lower Mainland, including in Surrey, Richmond, Abbotsford and the
western Fraser Valley, according to B C Hydro.
Surrey RCMP were urging residents to stay home and avoid going outdoors, after multiple trees fell down,
crashed into cars and struck one pedestrian.
"There have been also been several near misses between trees and members of the public," said Sgt. Bill Parmar
in a release. "The cuiTent storm is making it very dangerous for the public and the first responders."
makers into one room in Surrey to ensure efficient deployment- of crews and resources.
."Crews might simply have to remove a branch from a line, or they have to go in and repair the line or repair the
Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, the S outhem Gulf
Islands and Sunshine Coast, with gusts up to 90 kilometres per hour, expected.
The agency said a significant storm will affect the south coast on Saturday, with 40 to 80 millimetres of rain
The Vancouver Park Board said Saturday afternoon that Stanley Park was closed for public safety reasons due
to high winds and downed trees.
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"As there has been no rain to dampen the old fire ash, residents are advised there may'be flying ash, and
about."
ICootenay Boundary region earlier this month.
watch for debris and dustsfrom gusting winds.
Cook Creek Road because of downed lines. Femes running from Victoria to Vancouver were lmning about 45
m i n u t e s l a t e d u e t o w e a t h e r, a c c o r d i n g t o B . C . F e m e s . * .
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From: Scott, Mora

Subject: FW: CBYG: Heer - windstorm response
From: tno@aov.bc.ca
Subject: CBYG: Heer - windstorm response
29-Aug-2015 15:00
Stephanie Mercier: Officials across the lower mainland are urging people to stay home this afternoon if possible
because of today's intense storm. BC Hydro is in full storm-response mode. At last count around 200,000
customers were without power in the lower mainland and on the Sunshine Coast. BC Hydro spokesperson Simi
Heer says the numbers have climbed all morning and afternoon as the winds intensify.
Heer: Our operations team is expecting the wind to keep up, and we are expecting those numbers to go up this
afternoon. We definitely appreciate our customers' patience as our crews work through this and fix those
problems one at a time.
Mercier: Crews are working to return power, but downed trees and branches are slowing that effort.
Richard Zussmam It's a scene similar to many playing out across the city of Vancouver this afternoon a tree
down, a car destroyed. In this case, at 15th and Oak, the sidewalk destroyed, as well. Neighbours standing by,
'trying to figure out what they can do. The city of Vancouver is overwhelmed with calls to 3-1-1, with details of
trees destroyed, People are also taking to social media to tell the city what has happened.
The city is still asking for infoimation. If a tree is down on a city road, city crews will work to start breaking
them apart and moving them away. On top of that, if there are problems at schools, the Vancouver school board-
is to be notified. There's also a tree down nearby to here at 18th and Heather. In this case, neighbours came by
with a hatchet to do some work, but city crews are asking for them to stay away and for the city to do the work.
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Alexis, Greg .
From: Scott, Mora

B.C.
From: tno@gov.bc.ca
. Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 3:42:33 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &. Canada)
CPNews
29~Aug-2015 15:30
VANCOUVER _ A powerful windstorm caused chaos in southwestern British Columbia on Saturday, blocking
roads with debris and fallen trees and knocking out power to 200,000 people.
Winds gusting up to 90 kilometres per hour forced the closure of the annual Pacific National Exhibition fair and
Vancouver's jewel, Stanley-Park.
At least two police forces were urging residents to stay home. Surrey RCMP said multiple trees fell down,
crashed into cars and struck one pedestrian.
"There have been also been several near misses between trees and members of the public," said Sgt. Bill Parmar
in a release. "The current storm is making it very dangerous for the public and the first responders."
Abbotsford Police issued a similar warning. The extent of the Surrey pedestrian's injuries were not immediately
known.'
Most of the affected homes were in the Lower Mainland, including in Surrey, Richmond, Abbotsford and the .
western Fraser Valley, according to BC Hydro.
makers into one room in Surrey to ensure efficient deployment of crews and resources.
Heer said the outages are due to trees and branches falling on power lines and crews are working hard to repair
damage, but customers should be patient.
pole," she said. "Windstorms are challenging because the degree of damage is quite varied." .
Environment Canada issued wind warnings on Saturday for Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, the Southern
Gulf Islands and Sunshine Coast.
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The agency said a significant stoim wouldaffect the south coast on Saturday, with 40 to 80 millimetres of rain
wildfire has been raging for weeks .-
"As there has been no rain to dampen the old fire ash, residents are advised there may be flying ash, and
about." _ _
Cook Creek Road because, of downed lines.
Ferries lTinning from Victoria to Vancouver were running about 45 minutes late due to weather, according to
B.C. Femes. -
There were also temporary service delays on the Expo and Millennium SkyTrain lines after a fee fell on the
tracks near Royal Oak Station.
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Alexis, Greg
From: Scott, Mora

Subject: FW: CP News: Windstorm causes hundreds of thousands of power outages in*southwest
B.C '
From: tno@qov.bc.ca
Subject: CP News: Windstorm causes hundreds of thousands of power outages in southwest B.C
CPNews
29-Aug-2015 16:28
VANCOUVER _ A powerful windstorm caused chaos in southwestern British Columbia on Saturday, knocldng
out power to 330,000 homes and felling trees that crushed cars and critically injured a woman.
Winds gusting up to 90 kilometres per hour forced the closure of Vancouver's jewel, Stanley Park, although the
east side of the park re-opened Saturday afternoon.
The annual Pacific National Exhibition initially said it would close but later announced it would stay open after
Environment Canada cancelled a wind warning.
At least two police forces were urging residents to stay home. Surrey RCMP said multiple trees fell down,
clashing into cars and striking a pedestrian.
"There have been also been several near misses between trees and members of the public," said Sgt. Bill
Parmar. "The current storm is making it very dangerous for the public and the first responders."
He said a woman was walking with her daughter when she saw frees falling. She was trying to warn other
pedestrians and drivers when a tree fell on her.
RCMP said her daughter jumped out of the way, but the woman in her 40s was rushed to hospital with life-
threateing injuries. Mounties were trying to identify her and find next of kin.
Abbotsford Police also issued a warning urging residents to stay indoors. Metro Vancouver's transit authority,
TransLink, asked riders to avoid using the system if possible.
Most of the homes affected by power outages were in the Lower Mainland, including in Surrey, Richmond,
Abbotsford and the western Fraser Valley, according to BC Hydro.
makers into one room in Surrey, to ensure efficient deployment of crews and resources.
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Heer said the outages are due to trees and branches falling on power lines and crews are working hard to repair
"Crews might simply have to remove a branch from a line, or they have to go in and repair the line or repair" the
Envhonment Canada issued wind warnings on Saturday for Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, the Southern
Gulf Islands and Sunshine Coast.
The agency said a significant storm would affect the south coast on Saturday, with 40 to 80 millimetres of rain
Winds blowing up to 70 Idlometres per hour were forecast for Rock Creek, where a 44-square kilometre .
wildfire has "been raging for weeks.
weakened trees in the fire area may fall," the B.C. Wndfire Service warned on its website.
about."'
The provincial government issued an 80 idlometre per hour speed limit from Westbridge to Rock Creek,
warning drivers to watch for debris and dusts from gustfng winds.
Highway 19A between Parksville and Campbell River was closed in both directions one Idlometre north of
Cook Creek Road because of downed lines. '
Femes limning from Victoria to Vancouver were timning about 45 minutes late due to weather, according to
B.C. Ferries.
There were also temporary service delays on the Expo and Millennium SlcyTrain lines after a tree fell on the
tracks near Royal Oak Station.
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Alexis; Greg ,
From: Scott, Mora

B.C.
From: tno@dov.bc.ca
CPNews
29-Aug-201517:43 '
VANCOUVER _ A powerful windstorm caused chaos in southwestern British Columbia on Saturday, knocking
out power to 400,000 homes and felling trees that crushed cars and critically injured a woman.
Winds gusting up to 80 kilometres per hour forced the closure of Vancouver's jewel, Stanley Park, although the
east side of the park re-opened Saturday afternoon.
The annual Pacific National Exhibition initially said it would close, but later announced it would stay open after
Environment Canada cancelled a wind waimng for Vancouver.
Emergency lines were flooded with calls and police were asking people to stay home. Surrey RCMP said
multiple trees fell down, crashing into cars and striking a pedestrian at around 12:30 p.m.
"There have been also been several near misses between frees and members of the public," said Sgt. Bill
Parmar. "The current storm is making it very dangerous for the public and the first responders."
He said a woman was walking with her daughter when she saw trees falling. She was trying to warn other
pedestrians and drivers when a tree fell on her.
RCMP said her daughter jumped out of the way, but the woman in her 40s was rushed to hospital with life-
threatenirig injuries. Mounties were frying to identify her and find next of kin.
Abbotsford Police also warned residents to stay indoors. Metro Vancouver's transit authority, TransLink, asked
riders to avoid using the system if possible.
Most of the homes affected by power outages were in the Lower Mainland, mcluding in Surrey, Richmond,
Abbotsford and the western Fraser Valley.
Spokeswoman Simi Heer said B.C. Hydro has launched its storm response plan, bringing together decision
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Heer said the outages were due to trees and branches falling on power lines. Crews" were working hard to repair
damage, but customers were asked to be patient.
Environment Canada said a significant storm swept across the south coast on Saturday before moving inland.
Winds hit a peak of 117 kilometres per hour on Saturna Island, while they reached 80 kilometres per hour at
Vancouver Airport
The agency cancelled wind warnings Saturday evening for Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, Abbotsford and
the Southern Gulf Islands. Warnings were still in effect for Howe Sound and the Sunshine Coast.
Heavy rain began to fall in the afternoon, with 40 to 80 millimetres forecast for Howe Sound, the North Shore
and the northwest Fraser Valley..
Strong winds also swept through Rock Creek in B.C.'s Kootenay Boundary region, where a 44-square Idlometre
wttdfire destroyed 3 0 homes earlier this month.
"Residents are advised there may be flying ash, and weakened frees in the fire area may fall," the B.C. Wildfire
Service warned on its website.
about."
The provincial government issued an 80 kilometre per hour speed limit from Westbridge to Rock Creek,
warning drivers to watch for debris and dust.
Highway 19A between Parksville and Campbell River wasclosed in both directions one Idlometre north of
Cook Creek Road because of downed lines.
Ferries ranning from Victoria to Vancouver were delayed due to the stormy weather, according to B.C. Ferries.
SkyTrain service in Metro Vancouver was limited, with trains lunning from Waterfront to Metrotown and New
Weslminster to King George. Buses were running between Metrotown and New Westminster stations.
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Subject: FW: CHAN: Heer/Robertson - windstorm impact .
From: tno@gov.bc.ca
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 6:32:23. PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CHAN: Heer/Robertson - windstorm impact

Global BC News Hour'
29-Aug-2015 18:04
Jill Bennett reports that today's storm brought down trees and caused power outages throughout Metro.
Vancouver. Jody Robertson says members of the public should keep non-emergency calls off the 9-1-1 system.
Simi Heer says BC Hydro is bringing in extra crews from across the province to restore power after today's
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From: Scott, Mora

Sent: 2015, August 29 7:04 PM'
Subject: FW: CBC Online: 80 kilometre-an~hour winds caused chaos in Lower Mainland, 140
intersections lost power
From: tno@qov.bc.ca
Subject: CBC Online: 80 kilometre-an-hour winds caused chaos in Lower Mainland, .1.40 intersections lost power
CBC Online
29-Aug-2015 18:59
Record-high winds whipped B.C.'s lower mainland seriously injuring at least one person Saturday, sending trees
crashing into homes and cars.
Environment Canada warned that up to 90-kilometre winds would lash B.C.'s lower mainland, and gusts did hit
at least 70-80-ldlometres causing the worst power outage since 2006.
Police urged people to stay home after several serious injuries, including a mother who was hit by a tree in
Surrey B.C. ' . .
The woman in her 40s is struggling with life-threatening trauma after she was hit while walking with her
daughter, who was able to leap out of the way of the toppling frunlc, police said.
The woman, who has not been identified, was walking with her daughter, frying to wain others of the dangers of
falling debris when the tree tipped, said Surrey RCMP.
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The accident near 100th Avenue and 148th Street in Surrey around 12:30 p.m. PT crushed at least one car.
The woman is being treated at Royal Columbian hospital while there were dozens of other near misses.
Simrni Pual of Surrey was about to start cooking, when the power failed. She left her kitchen before a free came
through her roof.
"My son screamed and we heard really loud sound and I looked and free was in my kitchen. Everyone is ok,"
said Pual.
At the height of the storm 911 call centres were swamped and BC Hydro, had to at times, simply add power
outages to a growing list that needed attention.
There was no estimate of how long it would take to restore services to more that 400,000 homes across the .
province.'
140 Vancouver intersections out at once
Vancouver City staff said 140 intersections had no lights at the worst point.
"With such a short burst of pretty strong winds we've been inundated with calls," said Sadhu Johnston, deputy
city manager. "We've got all hands on deck."
Stanley Park was closed, and guests escorted out, after fallen trees blocked three roads, Johnston said.
He urged people to clear wind-blown leaves from catch basins to prevent floods, after winds died.
By early afternoon the roaring gusts were replaced with the whine of chainsaws as the extensive clean up began.
Wind shifts toward fi r e s '
Risk of high-gusts .were expected to calm in the lower mainland by 5 p.m. PT, and shift east.
By early afternoon the blustery sides began Mtting B.C.s most active fire nearTestalinden Creek, where fire
crews braced for a new onslaught of fuel for the blaze already 4,100 hectares and growing.
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From: ' Scott, Mora

To: Alexis, Greg; Heer, Simi; Vanagas, Steve; Dame, Melanie; Verschoor, Cindy; PiJIon,
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Subject: CIVT: Popyk/Heer.- windstorm impact
C1VT(CTV Vancouver)
CTV News at Six
29-Aug-2015 18:00
Tom Popyk reports that today's windstorm was so bad, police in the lower mainland were warning people not to
leave their homes. Simi Heer says BC Hydro crews are working to restore power, but traffic jams are slowing
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Lawrence; Thompson; Jennifer; Hadden, Harper; Muir, Jerry; Aquino, Kevin
Subject: FW: CKNW: Heer - power outages
From: tno@Qov.bc.ca
Subject: CKNW: Heer - power outages
CKNW (Vancouver)
29-Aug-2015 18:00
News reader: For now it appears that the relentless wind gusts have let up; at least temporarily. However, the
.damage has been done throughout much of the lower mainland. Simi Heer with BC Hydro says upwards of
400,000 customers are still without power, with over 300,000 from the lower mainland alone.
Heer: So it's still pretty fluid, and the winds are still blowing pretty heavily, and we're contmuing to see
additional outages. We're out there right now, doing damage assessments, making repairs. We also have many'
downed lines, so those are obviously public safety issues, so we're making sure we're getting to those first. We'll
be able to provide restoration times a little bit later today once the situation is a little bit more stable.
News reader: She says there's no estimates for when the power will come back on, at least not in the meantime.
Elsewhere in the lower mainland, on the streets you can see several cars have been damaged by trees - several
cars just crushed by heavy frees in the area.
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From: Scott, Mora

To: Alexis, Greg; Heer, Simi'; Vanagas, Steve; Dame, Melanie; Verschoor, Cindy; Pillon,
Subject: FW: CBC Online: Fierce B.C. storm leaves 400,000 homes without power '
From: tno(5)qov.bc.ca
Sent: Saturday, August 29/ 2015 7:31:55 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CBC Online: Fierce B.C. storm leaves 400,000 homes without power
CBC Online.
29-Aug-2015 19:24
Winds maxing out at 90 km/h hi some parts of southwest B.C. have made for dangerous conditions on roads,
with downed trees and power lines. At least 400,000 homes are without power.
Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast are also experiencing damage from the winds. Environment Canada
says winds peaked at 117 km/h on Saturna Island.
High winds forced the closure of Vancouver's jewel, Stanley Park, although the east side of the park re-opened
Saturday afternoon.
The annual Pacific National Exhibition initially said it would close but later announced it would stay open after
Environment Canada cancelled a wind warning. 'All hands on deck'
BC Hydro has a huge list of outages' it's frying to repair in the Lower Mainland, largely in Port Coquitlam, Pitt
Meadows, Langley, Abbotsford and Surrey.
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"What I can tell you is that we have all hands on deck... to repair damaged lines,"" BC Hydro's Kevin Aquino
said. "We had a number of trees and branches come down on wires knocking out power."
Spokeswoman Simi Heer said the utility has launched its stoim response plan, bringing together decision
Heer said the outages are due to frees and branches falling on power lines and crews are working hard to repair
The authority asked through Twitter that people stay 10 metres back from fallen power lines, or roughly the
length of a bus.
BC Femes has cancelled sailings to and from the Southern Gulf Islands due to high winds. Some vessels
travelling in and out of Tsawwassen, the ferry teiminal south of Vancouver, are holding in Active Pass, waiting
for winds to ease.
There were delays on the Vancouver-area's SkyTrain as a free fell across the tracks at Royal Oak Station.
Transit authority TransLink was setting up a bus bridge to help move people'to their destinations, and asked
riders to avoid using the transit system if possible.
Surrey RCMP said it's busy responding to trees down across cars. At least one person was struck by a tree. It
was unclear what the extent of the person's injuries were.
Several agencies were urging people to stay home. Surrey RCMP said multiple trees fell down, crashing into
cars and sfriking a pedestrian.
Woman struck by falling free
"There have been also been several near misses between trees and members of the public," Sgt. Bill Parmar
said. "The current storm is making it very dangerous for the public and the first responders."
Parmar said a woman was walking with her daughter when she saw trees falling. She was trying to warn other
pedestrians and drivers-when a tree fell on her.
RCMP said her daughter jumped out of the way, but the woman, in her 40s, was rushed to hospital with life-
ttoeatening injuries. Mounties were trying to identify her and find relatives.
Abbotsford police also urged residents to stay indoors. Rock Creek at risk of flying ash
Winds blowing up to 70 kilometres per hour were forecast for Rock Creek, where a 44-square kilometre
about."
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The wildfire, which has now been 75 per cent contained, destroyed 30 homes in. the community in B.C.'s
Kootenay Boundary district earlier this month.
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Sent; 2015, August 30 6:41 AM
Subject: FW: CP News: Thousands still without power in southwest B.C. after brutal windstorm
From: tno@Qov.bc.ca
Sent: Sunday, -August 30, 2015 6:40:47 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific .Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CP News: Thousands still without power in southwest B.C. after brutal windstorm
CPNews
30-Aug-2015 06:10
VANCOUVER _ Hydro crews have been working through the night to reconnect tens of thousands of
customers who lost power as a brutal windstorm swept across southwestern British Columbia.
More than 400,000 customers were left in the dark Saturday as 80 Idlometre an hour winds brought trees and
branches crashing down onto power lines, cars-__ and in Surrey onto a woman in her 40s who was walking with
her daughter.
The RCMP described the woman's injuries as life-threatening.
The bulk of the outages occurred in the Greater Vancouver Area, and B.C. Hydro reported on its website early
this morning that more than 260,000 customers were still waiting for the power to be restored.
Strong winds also swept through Rock Creek in the Kootenay Boundary region, where a 44-square Idlometre
wHdfire destroyed 30 homes earlier this month.
The storm triggered wind warnings from Envnonment Canada, forced the temporary closure-of Vancouver's
Stanley Park, and slowed ferry service between Victoria and the mainland.
The cost of the extensive property damage and the bill for cleaning up the huge mess have yet to be tallied,
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From: Scott, Mora'

Subject: FW:. CP News: Thousands still without power in southwest B.C. after brutal windstorm
From: tno@gov.bc.ca
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 6:47:09 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CP News: Thousands still without power in southwest B.C. after brutal windstorm
CPNews
30-Aug-2015 06:30
VANCOUVER _ Hydro crews continue working to reconnect tens of thousands of customers who lost power as
a windstorm-swept across southwestern British Columbia.
BC Hydro says an estimated 500,000 customers were left in the dark Saturday as 80 kilometre an hour winds
brought trees and branches crashing down onto power lines, cars _ and in Surrey onto a woman in her 40s who
was walking with her daughter.
The RCMP described the woman's injuries as life-threatening.
The. bulk of the outages occurred in the Greater Vancouver Area, and BC Hydro says that as of 5 a.m. Sunday
approximately 187,000 customers were still waiting for the power to be restored.
Strong winds also swept through Rock Creek in the Kootenay Boundary region, where a 44-square-kilometre
wildfire destroyed 30 homes earlier this month.
The storm triggered wind warnings from Envh'onment Canada, forced the temporary'closure of Vancouver's
The cost of the extensive property damage and the bill for cleaning up the huge mess have .yet to be tallied.
BC Hydro said in a release that crews are addressing public safety issues first and "aim to get power back for
highest density areas in order to get as many customers back as possible."
"We're hoping to restore power to the majority of customers by noon Sunday," the utility said, [env, forr, tran,
mjag,emcr] *
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From; t n o @ q o v. b c . c a !
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 7:45:27 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) :
Subject: CKNW Online: BC Hydro calling in extra help after storm
CKNW Online
30-Aug-2015 07:30
BC Hydro is calling extra crews from as far as Prince George and Vancouver Island to help get power back
online for over 330,000 people across Metro Vancouver.
Simi Heer With B C Hydro says it's the worst storm that they've seen in a long time.
"So, this is the worst storm we've seen in about nine years, with very high winds, a lot of damage. Storms can
happen at any time, and this is a winter-type storm that we're seeing in the summer months."
She says crews are making progress, but are facing challenging situations on the roads after the storm. She adds
that having a Smart Meter helps alert BC Hydro to power issues, but customers are always welcome to call in
any outages. .
Heer says they're prioritizing their response, and then number one priority is getting hospitals and other
emergency services back online, [emcr, env, forr]
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Sent:. 2015, August 30 7:46 AM
Subject: FW: CKNW Online: Farmers continue to fight approval of Site C dam project
From: tno(g)qov.bc.ca
Subject: CKNW Online: Farmers continue to fight approval of Site C dam project
CKNW Online
30-Aug-2015 07:35
Farmers opposing the Site-C Dam say they'll keep fighting after losing a court challenge to the project.
Yesterday a federal court dismissed then* application for a judicial review of the project's envfronmental
certificate.
But Ken Boone of the Peace Valley-Landowners Association says environmental issues around the plan still
aren't settled ...
"The environmental assessment process really came out hard on the project on the key issues of cost, need, and
alternatives and said it needed further review, exactly what we're calling for. The government has ignored that."
Boone says the group is fundi'aising - and planning to appeal another decision on the environmental certificate
in the B-C Supreme court, [env, mjag, agg, forr, mjag]
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Sent: 2015, August'30 7:52 AM
Subject: FW: CKNW: Heer-power outages
From; t n o @ a o v. b c . c a <
CKNW (Vancouver)
30-Aug-20l5 07:00
Ria Renouf: The power is still out for about 183,000 people throughout BC thanlcs to yesterday's wind and rain
storms.
At its peak, 500,000 customers were in the dark, 80-kilometre winds bringing trees and branches down onto
power lines. It also left one Surrey woman in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a tree fell on her.
And BC Hydro is asking for patience from its customers. The company says this is the worst storm the south
coast has seen since 2006. Here's spokesperson Simi Heer:
Simi Heer: We're working to get everyone back up as soon as possible. Crews are facing very challenging
situations on the roads.
Renouf: Restoration priorities include those providing emergency and public services.
And anyone looking to talk to someone at TransLink's customer relations this morning, well, you are going to *
have to wait. A customer, representative service over Twitter this morning says their phone lines are down after
yesterday's storm. No word if it is affecting their text messaging'service for the next bus to arrive at bus stops,
[env, tran, forr, mjag, emcr]
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Subject: FW: CHAN: Windstorm aftermath & cleanup
From: tno@aov.bc.ca
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 8:12;00 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US& Canada)
Subject: CHAN: Windstorm aftermath & cleanup

Global BC Morning News
30-Aug-2015 08:00
BC Hydro crews are working to restore power to the almost 200,000 lower mainland homes which remain
without power after yesterday's windstorm. Traffic lights are still out at several intersections. At the peak of the
storm some 440,000 customers were without power. Vancouver officials are urging people to stay away from
downed power lines and to report fallen trees. Jennifer Palmareports.[emcr, env, forr, fran, mjag]
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Subject: FW: CKNW: Heer - Windstorm outages
From: tno@Qov.bc.ca
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 8:46:57 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &. Canada)
Subject: CKNW: Heer - Windstorm outages
CKNW (Vancouver)
30-Aug-2015 08:00
Ria Renouf: The wild weather that passed through. BC yesterday continues to leave thousands in the dark.
Reporter: Winds gusting up to 80kmh knocked down branches, trees and power lines throughout Metro
Vancouver. Hydro crews worked overnight to restore power to the thousands remaining in the dark.
BC Hydro's Simi Heer says they haven't seen a storm like this in a while.
Simi Heer: If is the worst storm we've seen in about nine years, with veiy high winds, a lot of damage. Storms
can happen at any-time and this is a winter-type storm that we're seeing in the summer months.
Reporter: Heer says Hydro brought in crews from across the province to help restore service to customers.
Renouf: And BC Hydro says it also found 25 of its fransmission circuits very damaged. It says each of these
chcuits affect thousands of customers. The company says as an example one circuit in Surrey services about
25,000 homes.
And if you need to talk to someone at TransLink's customer relations centre, you'll have to do it through another
medium, like Twitter. A customer service representative tweeted this morning that then phone lines are down
thanks to yesterday's storm.
TransLink has also said it will be operating SkyTrains with regular Sunday service, [tran, env, forr, mjag, emcr,
xrz]
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Subject: FW: CKNW: Boone - Site C
From: t n o ( 5 ) q o v. b c . c a '
Subject: CKNW: Boone - Site C
CKNW (Vancouver)
30-Aug-2015 08:02
Ria Renouf: Landowners seeking a review of the Site C dam's environmental certificate say they will bounce
back after then loss in court.
Simon Little: Ken Boone of the Peace Valley Landowners Association says the project had just one good public
hearing, the envirorrmental review process. And he says it raised big unanswered questions about the cost of and
need for the dam, which were ignored when it was green-lit
KenBoone: The government is saying, 'Trust us, we've got this one'. Well, that is what the former government
said about the fast ferries. The only difference here is this to a magnitude of 10 or 20 or 100 times worse.
Little: Boone says they are now raising money and preparing another challenge in the BC Supreme Court, [env,
agg, mjag, emcr, jtst, forr, xrzj
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From: . Scott, Mora

S u b j e c t: . FW: C H A N : H e e r - s to r m p o w e r o u t a g e s
From: tno@gov.bc.ca
Subject: CHAN: Heer - storm power outages

30-Aug-2015 09:00
Simi Heer says BC Hydro crews are working hard to restore power to about 200,000 customers still affected by
Saturday's windstorm. The spokesperson says Hydro has brought in extra crews from the rest of BC to assist.
And Jennifer Palma reports the cleanup continues around the lower mainland. Ah area of East Vancouver near
the PNE was particularly hard hit. About 70 intersections in Vancouver still have no working fraffic lights,
[emcr, tran, env, forr, mjag]
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Subject: FW: CKNW: Heer - transmission circuit repairs
From: tno@aov.bc.ca
Subject: CKNW: Heer - transmission circuit repairs
CKNW (Vancouver)
30-Aug-2015 09:00
Ria Renouf: Hundreds of thousands of people are still without power in Metro Vancouver after yesterday's
storm.
BC Hydro's Simi Heer says there are close to 200,000 customers without power right now. The most affected
areas include Burnaby, Coquitlam, Surrey and Vancouver.
Simi Hee: We have 25 different fransmission cfrcuits out. There is one circuit in Surrey that is severely
damaged and that circuit alone carries about 25,000 customers. So there are extensive repairs like that that need
to be made.
Renouf: Speaking to Jill Bennett, Simi Heer says more localized damage will be repaired later today with the
current focus on fixing areas that will get the power up and running to the most customers, [emcr, env, forr,
tran, mjag, xrz]
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Sent: . 2015, August 30 9:47 AM
Lawrence; Thompson, Jennifer; Madden, Harper; Muir, Jerry; Aquino, Kevin
Subject: , FW: CBYG: Johnston - storm cleanup
From: tno(5)qov.bc.ca
Sent; Sunday, August 30, 2015 9:46:42 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CBYG: Johnston - storm cleanup
'30-Aug-2015 08:32 '
Brian Dance: It could take several days to get all the trees, debris and branches cleaned up around the lower
mainland after yesterday's windstorm.
At its height almost half a million BC. Hydro customers were without power; 200,000 are still in the dark this
morning. Sadhu; Johnston is the deputy manager for the City of Vancouver. He says the priority now is cleaning
roads.
Sadhu Johnston: Probably into.Monday we will be clearing the rest of the trees on the residential streets. This
could take several days to clean up after all the debris and broken branches and trees that are scattered
throughout the city.
Dance: Other municipalities are in a similar situation. One hundred and forty intersections in Vancouver were
without power on Saturday. Generators were brought in for some of those intersections. Police directed traffic at
others.
Johnston says it is likely some intersections are still int he dark this morning, [env, fori', tran, esc, mjag, xrz]
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From: Scott, Mora

To* Alexis, Greg; Heer, Simi; Vanagas, Steve; Dame, Melanie; Verschoor, Cindy; Pillon,
Lawrence; Thompson, Jennifer;.Hadden, Harper; Muir, Jerry; Aquino, Kevin
Subject: FW: CKNW: Heer - power outages
From: tno@qov.bc.ca
CKNW (Vancouver)
30-Aug-2015 10:00 -
Ria Renouf: BC Hydro is giving estimated times for the power to come back on after yesterday's disastrous
storm.
They include: Surrey, Delta, Richmond and Langley, an estimated time of 12 pm.'
West Vancouver, Abbotsford; Mission and Maple Ridge, an estimated time of 4pm.
Vancouver and Burnaby, an estimated time of 8pm.
Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, 12:3Oam tomorrow morning.
Hydro says these times could vary depending on workload and if you do want to confirm those times you can
head over to our website at cknw.com. We have posted them there.
For some, it has felt like the longest 24 hours without electricity. Here's Hydro spokesperson Simi Heer:
Simi Heer: (Inaudible) where there is local neighbourhood damage and we will get to those later today. Our
priority today is to work on making repairs that will bring back the largest number of customers back on line.
Renouf: BC Hydro says it is still trying to get power back to close to 200,000 customers. Meanwhile, in Surrey
the power is still out.
Janet Brown: The power has been out now for about 22 horns inmost parts of Surrey. At the height of the storm
yesterday residents were worried about trees falling on then homes. Today they are worried about thawing food
in then freezers. Some well-prepared people who have generators are helping neighbours store some of that
food, even bringing them a coffee this morning.
Residents who had trees fall on then: property are also getting Out the chainsaws and beginning the long process
of cleaning up. Debris is still strewn across the roads and that cleanup process is going to take at least a few
days, [env, forr, mjag, tran, xrz, emcr]
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From: Scott, Mora
Sent: 2015, August 3010:53 AM
Subject: FW: Global News: BC 1: Heer - power restoration
From: tno@aov.bc.ca
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 10:53:10 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US 8i Canada) .
Subject: Global News: BC 1: Heer - power restoration
30-Aug-2015 10:30
Simi'Heer says BC Hydro crews are making good progress in restoring power.to Metro Vancouver customers
following Saturday's windstorm and additional crews have been brought in to assist from around BC. The
spokesperson says about 180,000 properties remain without power and she thanks customers for their patience.
Meanwhile, Surrey was one of the areas hardest hit by the stoim. [env, forr, emcr, tran, mjag]
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Sent: 2015, August 3 0 11 : 1 7 AM
Subject: FW: Global News: BC 1: Stewart - storm damage
From: tno@qov.bc.ca
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 11:17:14 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US 8. Canada)
Subject: Global News: BC 1: Stewart - storm damage
30-Aug-2015 11:03
Richard Stewart* says Coquitlam is 'reeling' from the damage caused by Saturday's devastating windstorm. The
mayor says emergency city crews are clearing fallen trees and branches but thousands of residents rerhain
without electricity. Stewart suspects ICBC will receive a lot of insurance claims, [emcr, env, forr, tran, mjag,
esc]
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From: Muir, Jerry

Sent: 2015, August 30 11 : 3 1 AM
To : Va n a g a s , Steve
Cc: Dyson, Cynthia; Shtokalko, Debra; Thakore, Divya; Thompson, Jennifer; Verschoor, Cindy;
Alexis, Greg; Olynyk, Ted; Heer, Simi; Young, Brandon; Chan, Vickie; Pillon, Lawrence;
Higginbottom, Steve; Teasdale, Dawn
Subject: Re: URGENT
Steve and I are available all day. Dawn is also available to assist if needed.
JM
Sent from my iPhone . '
On Aug 30,2015, at 10:37 AM, Vanagas, Steve.<steve.vanagas(5)bchvdro.com> wrote:
Hi everyone, please be on stand-by for a possible call on the storm situation. We may. need additional bodies to
help. '
Please let me know your availability or the availability of your team starting right now and for the rest of the day.
Steve Vanagas
Chief Communications Officer
BC Hydro
333 Dunsmulr St., 15th Floor
Vancouver, B.C. V6B5R3
Office: 604.623.4344
Email: steve.vanagas@bchydro.com
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From: Scott, Mora

S e n t : 2 0 1 5 , A u g u s t 3 0 11 : 3 7 A M
To: Alexis, Greg; Heer/Simi; Vanagas, Steve; Dame, Melanie; Verschoor, Cindy; Pillon,
Subject: FW: CKNW Online: BC Hydro gives estimated times for power restoration
From: tno@qov.bc.ca
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 11:36:51AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &. Canada)
Subject: CKNW Online: BC Hydro gives estimated times for power restoration
CKNW Online
30-Aug-2015 11:33
BC Hydro has given estimated times for the power to come back on in municipalities affected by yesterday's
wind and rain storm.
" They include:
-Surrey, Delta, Richmond, Langley -12:00 pm today
-West Vancouver, Abbotsford, Mission, Maple Ridge, North Vancouver - 4:00 pm today
-Vancouver, Burnaby - 8:0 0 pm today
-Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody.- 12:30 AM Monday, August 31st

BC Hydro maintains that the times are estimates and that they could change depending on their work load.
Hundreds of thousands of people are still without power in Metro Vancouver.
BC Hydro's Simi Heer says there are close to 180,000 customers without power as of Sunday morning at 10:00
AM.
The most affected-areas include Burnaby, Coquitlam, Surrey and Vancouver.
"We have twenty-five transmission chcuits out;, there's one circuit in Surrey .that's severely damaged, and that
circuit alone services twenty-five thousand customers,' so, there are extensive repairs like that that need to be
made."
Heer says the game plan for today is to work on areas that could give power to the most people. .
"There's one-off repairs where there's lo'cal neighbourhood damage and we'll get to those later today. Our
priority today is to work on repairs that can bring back the largest numbers of customers back online."
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Subject: FW: CHAN: Reimer-power restoration effort
From: tno@aov.bc.ca
. Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 12:22:18 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CHAN: Reimer - power restoration effort
Global BC Noon News
30-Aug-201512:00 .
i
Greg Reimfer says BC Hydro has restored power to about 350,000 of the 533,000 BC customers affected by
Saturday's severe windstorm, but 184,000 are still without power. The spokesperson says Hydro has about 400'
people working on the restoration effort. Hydro hopes to restore power to most customers by midnight and to all
customers by tomorrow monrfng. [env, forr, tran, mjag, emcr, zpz]
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Sent: ' 2015, August 3012:42 PM
Subject: m FW: CKNW: Hydro customer feedback.
From: tno@Qov.bc.ca
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 12:42:00 PM (UTC-08:Q0) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CKNW: Hydro customer feedback
CKNW (Vancouver)
30-Aug-2015 12:03
Matt Lee: While crews continue to work oh those outages, customers are taking to Twitter to. give BC Hydro
their feedback.
Ria Renouf: Hydro says it managed to get hundreds of thousands of customers' power back on overnight but on
social media some are livid. Hundreds have been tweeting at the company, disappointed because they say
personal inquiries to the Crown corporation have gone unanswered. Some say there is still no power in their
area and others nearby seem to have electricity.
Some have also been tweeting at Hydro, asking them to pay up for people's perishable food loss because of a
lack of refrigeration. Others are defending Hydro, saying there is only so much work crews can do.
People have also been tweeting they appreciate the hard work of the crews trying to get power restored! Some
also say they are using their camping skills to get through the situation, barbecuing chicken and using coolers to
keep then cold foods cold.
Lee: And for many people across Metro Vancouver they"are now taking to fast food to get their food options.
Janet-Brown: In Surrey it is difficult to find a gas station that is open right now. Fast food restaurants are lined
u p . I n f a c t , o n e c u s t o m e r w a i t e d a l m o s t a n h o u r f o r h i s o r d e r.
Customer: I was looking for breakfast so I went to McDonald's. There was a line-up right out the door so we
decided to go to the A&W in the Guildford mall and it was lined up. I was in the line-up for about 50 minutes
but got the food in five nrinutes.
Brown: The big concern for homeowners now is spoiling food in fridges and freezers, [emcr, env, forr, tran,
mjag, xrz, esc]
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From: Scott, Mora

Subject:. FW: CP News: Thousands still without power in southwest B.C. after severewindstorm
From: tno@)ci'ov.bc.ca
Sent: Sunday, Augusf30, 2015 12:52:56 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &. Canada)
Subject: CP News: Thousands still without power in southwest B.C. after severe windstorm
CPNews
30-Aug-201512:40 '
VANCOUVER _ BC Hydro says it could take until Monday morning to restore power to some areas of
southwestern British Columbia after a windstorm tore through the region during the weekend.
The utility says an estimated 500,000. customers were left in the dark on Saturday as 80-kilometre-an-hom
winds brought trees and branches crashing down onto power lines, cars _ and in Surrey onto a woman in her
4 0 s w h o w a s w a l k i n g w i t h h e r d a u g h t e r.
The RCMP described the woman's injuries as hfe-threatening.
The bulk of the outages occurred in the Greater Vancouver Area, and BC Hydro says that as of 10 a.m, Sunday
about 180,000 customers were still waiting for the power to be restored.
The utility estimated it would have power back on to various areas in the Metro Vancouver region as early as
noon on Sunday and as late as 12:30 Monday morning.
Strong winds .also swept through Rock Creek in the ICootenay Boundary region, where a 44-square-Mlometre
wildfire destroyed 3 0 homes earlier this month.
The storm triggered wind wainings from Envhonment Canada, forced the temporary closure of Vancouver's
The cost of the extensive property damage and the bill for cleaning up the huge mess have yet to be tallied.
highest density areas in order to get as many customers back as possible." [emcr, env, forr, tran, esc]
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Subject: FW: CBYG: Johnston - cleanup effort
From: tno@gov.bc.ca
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 1:03:38 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CBYG: Johnston - cleanup effort
30-Aug-2015 12:00
Brian Dance: (Vancouver) city is still dealing with debris and downed trees after yesterday's surprise
windstorm.
Cleanup will continue well into this week. No cost estimates have been made as yet for the cleanup but they are
expected to be high and there is a question of insurance. How much of the cost of the cleanup and repairs will
be covered by insurance? The answers should be coming shortly.
Meantime, BC Hydro customers still in dark should have power restored by the end of the day. Port Coquitlam,
Coquitlam and Port Moody will be some of the last districts to finally get power restored and that could be.
shortly after midnight ' -.
Sadhu Johnston is the deputy manager for the City of Vancouver. He says the priority now is clearing roads.
Sadhu Johnst on: Probably into Monday we'll be clearing the rest of the trees on the residential streets. This
could take us several days to cleanup after all the debris and broken branches and trees that are scattered
throughout the city.
Dance: Other municipalities are in similar situations; 140 intersections in Vancouver were without power '
yesterday. Generators were brought to work some of those intersections' lights. Police directed traffic at others,
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Sent: 2015,-August 30 1:18 PM
Subject: FW: CBC Online: B.C. residents warned to brace themselves for'another windy wallop
From: tno@gov.bc.ca
Subject: CBC Online: B.C. residents warned to brace themselves for another windy wallop
CBC Online
30-Aug-2015 13:14
Officials .are warning residents across southwestern British Columbia to brace for more rain and high winds
after a brutal storm struck the area yesterday, knoclang down trees and leaving thousands without power.
On Saturday, winds of up to 80 km/h brought trees and huge branches crashing down onto power lines and cars.
In Surrey, a woman in her 40s sustained life-threatening injuries after being struck by a branch while walking
with her daughter.
Crews were working to clear debris from major intersections on Sunday as more rain and wind up to 40 km/h
were in the forecast, according to the City of Vancouver.
A rainfall warning was also in effect for the Howe Sound region north of Vancouver, with a possibility of flash
floods.
Still in the dark
Up to 500,000 people were without power at the height of Saturday's storm.'

n
About 180,000 households,'most of them in the Greater Vancouver Ai'ea, were still without power as of 10 a.m.
PTSunday. BC Hydro said it could take until Monday morning to restore power to some areas of southwestern
British Columbia.
"We're hoping to restore power to the majority of customers by noon Sunday," the utility said.
On Saturday, strong winds also swept through Rock Creek in the Kootenay Boundary region, where a 44-square
Idlometre wildfire destroyed 30 homes earlier this month.
The storm triggered wind warnings from Environment Canada, forced the temporary closure of Vancouver's
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From: Scott, Mora

T9 Alexis, Greg; Heer, Simi; Vanagas, Steve; Dame, Melanie; Verschoor, Cindy; Pillon,
Subject: FW: CKNW: Power outages update
From: tno@qov.bc.ca
Subject: CKNW: Power outages update
CKNW (Vancouver)
30-Aug-2015 13:00
Matt Lee: A new update from BC.Hydro on the current state of power outages throughout the lower mainland
and it's not good news.
Spokesperson Simi Heer cautioned earlier that the estimates were subject to change and it appears that many
have.
In Surrey, the previous guess for power to be restored wasnoon, but that has now been pushed to after
midnight Same goes for residents in Delta, Abbotsford, Maple Ridge, Mission, Langley, New Westminster and
Richmond. '
The news not so bad however for people in Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver and West Vancouver. They
are expected to get power.back by 8pm.
We'll keep you up to date on the latest estimates for when power will be restored, [emcr, env, forr, tran, mjag,
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From: Scott, Mora

Subject: FW: CBYG: Zussman - windstorm cleanup
From: tno(Q)qov.bc.ca
Subject: CBYG: Zussman - windstorm cleanup
30-Aug-2015 13:00
Stephanie Mercier: Well over 100,000 BC Hydro customers are still without power this afternoon following
yesterday's windstorm that hit Metro Vancouver. It will be late this evening or even past nn'dnight before all the
power is restored. Meantime, the cleanup around the lower mainland continues, with crews and residents
clearing downed trees and branches. Richard Zussman is in one of the hardest-hit communities.
Zussman: Onlookers in Port Coquitlam are having a hard time staying away massive trees spreading over top
of power lines. That's one of the problems why it's talcing so long to get power restored in much of Port
Coquitlam. It is one of the hardest-hit areas in Metro Vancouver. Mayor Greg Moore says the people just need
to be patient at this point. Crews are working as fast as they can. City crews are also out.
Many of the main roads have been clear of branches, but at this point, Moore says there isn't a park in the
community that wasn't hard hit. Vancouver is also dealing with the same situation. Many neighbourhoods there
still have trees down on the roads, as crews were out quickly, first off to try to restore power and second off to
clear the roads and parks of all debris that fell in yesterday's storm.
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From: Scott, Mora

Subject: FW: CKNW: Power outage tweets .
From: tno(S)qov.bc.ca
Sent; Sunday, August 30, 2015 1:42:38 PM (UTC-08.-00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CKNW: Power outage tweets
CKNW (Vancouver)
30-Aug-2015 13:02
Matt Lee: And again, while BC Hydro works to get the power back on in a number of communities, reaction to
the company's efforts have been varied.
Ria Renouf: Where do I send the bill for my spoiled food?
You owe me a weekend.
How is the power still out?
Those are just some of the tweets on Twitter expressing disappointment at the Crown corporation. Some are
saying how happy they are, however, to have their power back on. They're thanldng first responders and power
crews for their service.
One person tweeted they made light of the situation overnight by enjoying a romantic candlelit evening minus
electiicity.
Others have dusted off then: barbecues and have been talcing photos of the food on then grill, [env, fonytran,
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From: Scott, Mora

S u b j e c t : . F W: G l o b a l N e w s : B C 1 : M o o r e - d i s a s t e r p r e p a r e d n e s s
From: tno@aov.bc.ca
.Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 1:43:01 PM (UTC~08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: Global News: BC 1: Moore - disaster preparedness
30-Aug-2015 13:32
Greg Moore describes the damage done to Port Coquitlam by yesterday's massive windstorm. The Port
Coquitlam mayor is asking the public to be patient as city crews and BC Hydro technicians repair power lines
and other key infrastiucture disrupted by the storm. Moore defends BC Hydro's response, but also says the
windstorm is a wakeup.call for everyone to be more prepared for a natural disaster, [emcr, tran, esc, mjag, env]
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From: Scott, Mora

To: Alexis, Greg; Heer, Simi; Vanagas, Steve; Dame, Melahie; Verschoor, Cindy; Pillon,
Subject: FW: CKNW: Brown - power outages
From: tno@qov.bc.ca
Sent: Sunday; August 30, 2015 2:18:00 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CKNW: Brown - power outages
CKNW (Vancouver)
30-Aug-2015 14:00
News reader: Bad news for people still without power in the lower mainland. It may still be several horns before
you can charge cell phones and save the food in your fridge. Residents in Surrey, Delta, Abbotsford, Maple
Ridge, Mission, Langley, New West and Richmond could all be waiting until after midnigjit for power. A
previous estimate of noon had been in place, but BC Hydro spokesperson Simi Heer cautioned that was subject
to workloads changing.
Half a rnihion customers have had their homes go dark since yesterday's windstorm, tore through the lower
mainland with 80 km winds bringing down trees and power lines. The new is not as bad for folks in Vancouver,
Burnaby, North Van and West Van. They're expected to get power back by 8 p.m.
BC Hydro has also said in a tweet additional crews have arrived from Vancouver Island and the Interior to
support restoration efforts.
The frustration continues to mount in Surrey, where the power is still out.
Janet Brown: With power out now for over a day inSurrey, residents are beginning to toss out food from then:
fridges and freezers. Frustration is starting to build.
Resident: BC Hydro kind of knew about this. We were warned it was going to be a bad wind and rain storm.
Surprised that the crews weren't out earlier.
Brown: Most gas stations are still closed. Same with restaurants. But Gilford Mall is open, and the lines in the
food court stretch for quite a ways. But one person I spoke with waited almost an horn for his meal.
News reader: Others in the lower mainland are still starting to feel the effects of the lack of power.
Resident: Yes, this is crazy. We've had a full day of power outage now,- and it seems like Vancouver can't seem '
to cope. You know, we have a windstorm and it knocks out all the power. Things like the SkyTrain go down
too. This is really aWicult for people.
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Resident: We haven't had power for a full day now, and it's affecting a lot of people. We even have a friend who
has a food business, and he was driving around last night trying to save his stuff out of his restaurants. He's
telling me he's running out of gas because none of the gas stations are open. Thafs another worry for people
to get around in case there's an emergency.
Resident: We're worried about the contents spoiling!.
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From: Scott, Mora

Subject: FW: CP News: Clean up begins in wake of severe B.C. windstorm, thousands still without
power
From: tnb(5)qov.bc.ca
Subject: CP News: Clean up begins in wake of severe B.C. windstorm, thousands still without power
CPNews
30-Aug-2015 14:20
VANCOUVER _ Emergency crews were working to clean up the aftermath of a vicious windstorm that tore
through southwestern British Columbia on Saturday, bringing trees and branches crashing down onto power
lines and cars and leaving an estimated 500,000 people without power.
BC Hydro said it could take until Monday morning to restore power to some areas.
Eighty-ldlometre-an-hour winds buffeted the Lower Mainland, at one point toppling a tree onto a woman in her
40s who was walking with her daughter in.SuiTey. The RCMP described the woman's injuries as life-
threatening.
The bulk of the outages occurred in the Greater Vancouver Area, and BC Hydro said that as of 10 a.m. Sunday
The area's 911 line was overwhelmed with inquiries about power outages, prompting officials to ask residents to
call only in the event of an urgent emergency.
Metro Vancouver Regional District's emergency program co-ordinator Rod Tulett said the district's emergency
procedures performed extremely well so far. He described Saturday's gales as the backup system's biggest test
since the district was caught off-guard by a windstorm in 2006 that battered the Lower Mainland and uprooted
numerous trees in Vancouver's Stanley Park.
"After the big windstorm a lot of our facilities received significant upgrades in then backup-power capability,"
said Tulett. "We learned from that."
The City of Vancouver reported receiving more than a thousand weather-related calls regarding debris, damage '
and flooding.
"The impacts of #B CStorm2015 include downed trees and power lines, flooding, property damage and
widespread loss of power to city facilities and traffic lights at major intersections," said a city news release.
The Greater Vancouver Zoo also suffered extensive damage in the storm, reported the facility's general manager
Jody Henderson. Powerful .winds caused a number of major fences to come down, most notably the barricade
surrounding the grizzly bear enclosure.
"We followed our normal emergency protocol.... Everyone was contained into a building," said Henderson. "At
no time did our grizzly bear get out."
BC Hydro estimated it could be as late as 12:30 a.m. oh Monday before power would be restored to a number of
municipalities across the region.
Residents took to social media with a mix of both praise and condemnation for the utility and its response to the
outages, with much of the vitriol directed toward BC Hydro's website only working sporadically.
Strong winds also swept through Rock Creek in the southern interior, where a 44-square-kUometre wildfire
destroyed 30 homes earlier this month. .
The storm triggered wind warnings from Environment Canada, forced the temporary closure of Stanley Park,
and slowed ferry service between Victoria and the mainland. '
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From: Scott^ Mora

Subject: FW: CKNW: Robertson/Heer/McClintock - emergency preparedness
From: tno@aov.bc.ca
Subject: CKNW: Robertson/Heer/McClintock - emergency preparedness
CKNW (Vancouver)
CKNW Sean Leslie
30-Aug-2015 14:09
Jody Robertson says yesterday the 9-1-1 system handled more than triple the normal volume of calls from
Metro Vancouver. The E-Comm spokesperson says while she doesn't want to deter anyone from calling the
service, it wasn't designed for non-emergency situations like power outages. Includes remarks from Simi Heer
of BC Hydro and Carol McClintock of Emergency Management BC. [emcr, tran, mjag, esc]
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From: Wood, Lesley

To: Heer, Simi
Cc: Alexis, Greg
Subject: Fwd: Interview request from 24hrs Vancouver
Hi
Please see below. I have no idea where he got my contact info
What a weekend for you and the others! You must be exhausted!
Lesley Wood
BC Hydro
Stakeholder Engagement
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Alexis, Greg
From: Heer, Simi

To: Wood, Lesley
Cc: Alexis, Greg
Subject: RE: Interview request from 24hrs Vancouver
Just spoke with him. He was waiting for a while. Thanks, Lesley.
From: Wood, Lesley

To: Heer, Simi
Cc: Alexis, Greg
Subject: Fwd: Interview request from 24hrs Vancouver
Hi
Please see below. I have no idea where he got my contact info
What a weekend for you and the others! You must be exhausted!
Lesley Wood
BC Hydro
Stakeholder Engagement s.22
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Alexis, Greg
From: Scott, Mora \

Subject: FW: CBYG: Reimer - power outages
From: tno@Qov.bc.ca
Sent: Sunday; August 30, 2015 3:22:08 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)"
Subject: CBYG: Reimer- power outages
30-Aug-2015 15:00
Susan McNamee: BC Hydro says it hopes to restore power to most customers by rnidnight, but some will have
to wait until tomorrow. BC Hydro spokesperson Greg Reimer says 400 crews, many brought in from around the
province, are working round the clock to bring power back.
Reimer: The biggest problem was just the widespread nature of the storm and the speed of the wind. We had 25
transmission cncuits out, we had three substations out. So it's a big event. I was talking to one of our field
managers, and he's been with us for 35 years, and he said he's never seen a single-day event that was like this
and took so many customers out of service.
McNamee: At its height, more than half a million customers were without power because of yesterday's storm.
That number is now down to around 180,000. Reimer says Coquitlam, Burnaby and Surrey were the hardest-hit
areas. This is the largest outage since 2006.
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From: Scott, Mora
Subject: FW:CHEK: Power outages
From: tno@qov.bc.ca
Subject: CHEK: Power outages
CHEK (Victoria)
CHEK News at Five'
30-Aug-2015 17:03
BC Hydro crews worked all night to restore power after yesterday's windstoim. At the height of the storm,
several thousand customers on Vancouver Island lost power, [emcr]
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From: Scott, Mora

Lawrence; Thompson, Jennifer; Hadden, Harper; Muir, Jerry; Aquino, Kevin '
Subject: FW: CP News: Clean up begins in wake of severe B.C. windstorm, thousands still without
power
From: tno@gov.bc.ca
CPNews
30-Aug-2015'17:25
VANCOUVER _ Had Vancouver resident Sherrell Hutchingson been standing a foot to the side while opening
her car door during Saturday's vicious windstorm it's unlikely she'd be able to tell her close-call story of a large
tree narrowly missing her as it crashed her vehicle.
"It was scary," said the soft-spoken woman, laughing nervously on the street outside her East Vancouver home.
"It went right by my head.
"It was tike a big crack and the tree just snapped ... and fell right on my car. ''
Hutchingson's experience was part of a myriad reported incidents "of other smashed vehicles and wrecked roofs
following a brutal windstorm that tore down trees and branches, wreaking havoc across southwestern British
Columbia and leaving at its height an estimated 500,000 people without power.
Eighty-ldlometre-an-hom winds buffeted the Greater Vancouver Area, at one point toppling a tree onto a
woman in her 40s who was walking with her daughter in Surrey. The RCMP described the woman's injuries as
life-threatenirig,
Sadhu Johnston, Vancouver's deputy city manager, described the scale of the storm as "unprecedented" and
estimated it would take weeks for the city to fully clean up the debris.
"This is probably one of the most intense storms that we've had over the past decade," he said during a news
conference, while behind him city crews worked to remove fallen branches from the road.
"I think the drought combined with the high winds really impacted us," he added. "The drought led to more
trees coming down, which led to more power outages. So it land of compounded."
The cost of the extensive property damage and the bill for cleaning up the huge mess has yet to be tallied he
said. '
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In terms of damage, park board official Brian Quinn said timing was the biggest contributing factor. Such high
winds typically arrive in the fall or winter when the trees are bare, he explained.
"This time of year with the canopies completely full of leaves,vthey act more as a wind sail and catch more of
the wind," said Quinn.
The bulk of the outages occurred in the Greater Vancouver Area, and BC Hydro said that as of 10 a.m. Sunday
BC Hydro said it could take until Monday morning to bring some residents out of the dark, including
neighbourhoods in Coquitlam, Surrey and Port Moody.
The region's 911 line was overwhelmed with inquiries about power outages, prompting officials to ask residents
to call only in the event of an urgent emergency.
Metro Vancouver Regional District spokesman Rod Tulett said on Sunday that the distiict's emergency
procedures had. so far performed well. He described the weekend's gales as the backup system's biggest test
since the district was caught off-guard by a whidstoim in 2006 that battered the Lower Mainland and uprooted
Residents took to social media with a mix of both praise and condemnation for BC Hydro and its response to
the outages, with much of the vitriol directed toward the utility's website only working sporadically.
The Greater Vancouver Zoo also suffered extensive damage in the storm, said the facility's general manager
Jody Henderson. Powerful winds caused a number of major fences to come down, most notably the barricade
"We followed our normal emergency protocol.... Everyone was contained into a buttding," said Henderson
about the incident. "At no time did our grizzly bear get put."
Strong winds also swept through Rock Creek in the southern interior, where a 44-square-ldlometre wildfire
destroyed 30 homes earlier this month.
The storm triggered wind warnings from Environment Canada, forced the temporary closure of Stanley Park,
and slowed ferry service between Victoria and the mainland.
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From: . Scott, Mora
S u b j e c t : F W : C H A N : A r m s t r o n g / R e i m e r. - e m e r g e n c y p r e p a r e d n e s s
From: tno@qov.bc.ca
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 6:32:02 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US 8t Canada)
Subject: CHAN: Armstrong/Reimer - emergency preparedness

Global BC News Hour
30-Aug-2015 18:00
Jeff Armstrong says BC Hydro and BC's overall emergency response system were not ready for this weekend's
windstorm. Mike McMinn and Greg Reimer say BC Hydro has all hands on deck attempting to repair downed
power lines and get information to its customers. Jeremy Hunlca says frustration is growing among Metro
Vancouver residents. BC Hydro says almost 100,000 people remain without power in Surrey, Langley and
Maple Ridge, [emcr, tran, esc, mjag, env]
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From: Scott, Mora

S u b j e c t : F W : C I V T: J o h ' n s t o n / R e i m e r - d i s a s t e r r e s p o n s e
From: tno@aov.bc.ca
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 7:03:39 PM (UTC-08.-00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CIVT: Johnston/Relmer - disaster response
CIVT (CTV Vancouver)

CTV News at Six
30-Aug-201518:00 '.
Sadhu Johnston says the city of Vancouver plans to learn many lessons from this weekend's massive windstorm.
Today Metro Vancouver residents are Cleaning up and starting to tally the costs. BC Hydro and ICBC are
mentioned. Greg Reimer comments, [tran, emcr, esc, env]
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From: Scoti Mora

Subject: FW:CP News: Clean up begins in wake of severe B.C. windstorm, thousands still without
power '
From: tno@aov.bc.ca
CPNews
30-Aug-2015 18:56
VANCOUVER _ Had Vancouver resident Sherrell Hufchingson been standing a foot to the side while opening
tr&Q narrowly missing her as it crushed her vehicle.
"It was like a big crack and the free just snapped... and fell right on my car."
Hutchingson's experience was part of a myriad reported incidents of other smashed vehicles and wrecked roofs
following a brutal windstoim that tore down trees and branches, wreaking havoc across southwestern British
Eighty-ldlometre-an-hour winds buffeted the Greater Vancouver Area, at one point toppling a tree onto a
life-threatening.
"I think the drought combined with the high winds really impacted us," he added. "The drought led to more
trees corning down, which led to more power outages. So it kind of compounded."
The cost of the extensive property damage and the bill for cleaning up the huge mess has yet to be tallied he
said. '
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In terms of damage, park board official Brian Quinn said timing was the biggest contributing factor. Such high
"This time of year with the canopies completely full of leaves, they act more as a wind sail and catch more of
the wind," said Quinn. .
The bulk of the outages occurred in the Greater Vancouver Area, and BC Hydro said that as of 6 p.m. Sunday
The region's 911 line was overwhelmed with inquhies about power outages, prompting officials to ask residents-
Metro Vancouver Regional District spokesman Rod Tulett said on Sunday that the district's emergency
procedures had so far performed well. He described the weekend's gales as the backup system's biggest test
numerous frees in Vancouver's Stanley Park.
"After the big windstorm a lot of our facilities received significant upgrades in then backup-power capability*1'
Residents took to social media with a mix of both praise and condemnation for BC Hydro and its response to
the outages, with much of me vitriol directed toward the utility's website only working sporadically.
The' Greater Vancouver Zoo also suffered extensive damage in the storm, said the facility's general manager
"We followed our normal emergency protocol.... Everyone was contained into a bmlding," said Henderson
about the incident. "At no time did our grizzly bear get out."
Strong winds also swept through Rock Creek in the southern interior, where a 44-square-ldlometre wildfire
destroyed 3 0 homes earlier this month.
The storm triggered wind warnings from Envnonment Canada, forced the temporary closure of Stanley Park,
and slowed ferry service between Victoria and the mainland.
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From: . Scott, Mora
Subject: FW: Global News: BC 1: Metro Vancouver officials pleased with storm response
From: tno@qov.bc.ca
Subject: Global News: BC 1: Metro Vancouver officials pleased with storm response
30-Aug-2015 19:02 '
It was called "a wake up call" for the region, but 24 hours after the worst storm to hit British Columbia in a
decade, officials in the Metro Vancouver region said they were generally pleased with the emergency response.
"Things were handled fairly well," said Greg Moore, Chair.of Metro Vancouver and Mayor of Port Coquitlam.
"These crews [BC Hydro] is bringing in from around the province, having half a million without power, I think
they're actually doing a pretty good job."
The number of customers in the region without power has decreased from a peak of 440,000 to less than
180,000 on Sunday afternoon.
BC Hydro says over 400 people, some from as far away as Snrithers, are helping with restoration efforts.'
"We've got vegetation people out cutting trees, talcing them off the power lines, we have damage assessors and
people working in our restoration centres," said Greg Reimer, BC Hydro's Executive Vice-President of
Transmission, Distribution and Customer Service.
Restoring power everywhere will take though - especially in those areas where trees have downed power line
poles.
"We still have some trees against local roads.if there is a hydro line involved, obviously we have to we wait for
BC Hydro to make sure they secure that area before we remove the trees. That's our biggest challenge now,"
said Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart. "Our city is reeling from some pretty serious damage."
Stewart said he's heard from many residents frustrated from the delays. With one 10-minute exception late last
nigbt, BC Hydro's website has been down since the storm hit, and estimates of restoring power everywhere by
noon Sunday has been pushed back at least 12 hours.
Still, he urges patience.
"The results would be catastrophic if we flicked the switch before every single line had been identified."
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Metro Vancouver Regional District's emergency program co-ordinator Rod Tulett said the district's emergency
procedures performed extremely well so far.
He described Saturday's gales as the backup system's biggest test since the district was caught off-guard by a
2006 windstorm, that battered the Lower Mainland and uprooted numerous trees in Vancouver's Stanley Park.
The City of Vancouver reported receiving more than 1,000 weather-related calls regarding debris, damage and
flooding.
"Over tire next 24 hours we'll get the majority of the big trees out of the streets," said Sadhu Johnston, Deputy
City Manager for the City of Vancouver. "But, it will take weeks for us to fully clean up the debris."
Johnston, Moore, Stewart, and every other regional official interviewed by Global News on Sunday couldn't put
an estimate on damages, saying a full assessment would.be made in the days ahead.
But one thing is clear: the storm brought home the reality of emergency preparedness in a very real way to
.hundreds of thousands of British Columbians.
"It's a reminder to all of us. This was a big storm, but it's nothing compared to a big massive earthquake," said
Moore.
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Subject: FW: CBC Online: Man escapes car after tree falls on it during B.C. storm
From: tno(S)qov.bc.ca
Sent: Sunday, August 30/2015 7:22:21 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CBC Online: Man escapes car after tree falls on it during B.C. storm
CBC Online
30~Aug-2015 19:19
Stuart Ranger was driving along a Metro Vancouver road during the storm that swept across the region on
Saturday when he saw it happen - two frees suddenly fell down on two separate cars.
"And then I realized this guy in his car was trapped," said Ranger.
"So we got up there, me and this other guy, and we just ripped the door open and slowly got him out and waited
for the paramedics to get there."
It wasn't the only close call on Saturday, when winds of up to 80 km/h brought trees and huge branches crashing
down onto power lines and cars.
On Sunday afternoon, Keith and.Kristie Walters were out for a walk to survey the damage.in then-
neighbourhood. They can't stay in then home because the damage is so bad.
"There's definitely holes through the roof and some damaged trestles, but we haven't had a real good look yet,"
said Keith Walters.
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In Surrey, a woman in her 40s sustained life-threatening injuries after being struck by a branch while walking
with her daughter.
The storm triggered wind warnings from Envnonment Canada, forced the temporary closure of Vancouver's
Earlier on Sunday, the city warned residents to brace for more rain and wind., A rainfall warning was also in
effect for the Howe Sound region north of Vancouver, with a possibility of flash floods.
The city of Vancouver won't guess how many trees went down in the storm on Saturday, but it does know that
there were close to 1,500 calls related to the issue.
Deputy city manager Sadhu Johnston said trees were ready to snap after months of drought.
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"We've seen one of the most extreme droughts that we've ever seen here in the Lower Mainland," said Johnston.
"Climate change is impacting cities across the world.'.'
Johnston said that it could be weeks before all the damage is cleaned up, but that the city had managed to clear
major intersections of debris.
Brian Quinn, manager of park operations for the city of Vancouver, said the timing of the storm didn't help.
"Typically we receive these lands of winds in the fall and winter when the trees are defoliated," Quinn said.
Instead, the leaves on the trees made them into giant sails more easily torn out of the ground.
Quinn said city crews will be out inspecting the trees to assess any further risks.
Up to 50Q,000 people were without power at the height of Saturday's storm,
.Thousands of households, most of them in the Greater Vancouver Area, were still without power as of Sunday
evening. BC Hydro said it could take until Monday morning to restore power to some areas of southwestern
British Columbia. ' " .
BC Hydro said in a release that crews are addressing public safety issues first and "aim to get power back for.
"We're hoping to restore power to the majority of customers by noon Sunday," the utility said.
The cost of the extensive property damage and the bill for cleaning up the huge mess have yet to be tallied;
With files from Richard Zussman, Jeff Hanington, and Canadian Press
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Subject: FW: CBYG: Zussman/Moore - storm aftermath
From: t n o @ g o v. b c . c a '
Subject: CBYG: Zussman/Moore - storm aftermath
30-Aug-2015 18:00
Martina Fitzgerald: Thousands are still without power in southern BC. Yesterday a fierce windstorm toppled
trees and downed hundreds of power lines. One person was seriously hurt in Surrey. The woman is in serious
condition in hospital. Ther,e may be more bad weather to come later today. Richard Zussman is following the
story in Vancouver. Richard, thousands of people have been without power for well over a day now, and mostly
they just want to know when ifs going to change. What is BC Hydro saying?
Richard Zussman: Martina, this is the biggest storm that's hit Metro Vancouver in nearly a decade, and at the
peak there were more than 400,000 households that didn't have power. At this point BC Hydro has it a little bit
more under control about 150,000 homes still without power across Metro Vancouver.
BC Hydro is saying "hang with us" at this point. The expectation is power will be back on for everybody by
tomorrow morning. Port Coquitlam will be getting power last because they had major damage to many
electrical power lines across the area. Greg Moore is the mayor of Port Coquitlam.
Moore: You know, we got hit hard just like everybody else in the lower mainland, and trees were coming down
all over the place ~ across roads, across houses. It was incredible.
Martina Fitzgerald: Richard, what are people telling you about how they're coping through this outage?
Zussman: There are some pretty incredible stories from people across Metro Vancouver .of what happened
yesterday during 1he storm. One story from Stuart Ranger. He was driving down Prairie Avenue, which is in
Port Coquitlam. The windstorm was picking up. He saw two frees falls down at the same time, both frees Mtting
cars. And then he responded as quick as he could.
Ranger: So I stopped and I saw the girls immediately getting out of their car, and I was concerned about them.
Then I realized this guy in his car was trappedi so we got up there, and there's me and another guy, and we just
ripped the door open and slowly got him out and waited for the paramedics to get there.
Fitzgerald: As far as damage goes, Richard, what are you seeing?
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Zussman: The major damage is to homes. Many trees have fallen on roofs, smashing parts of roofs and
entryways to homes. I've seen a number of cars totally destroyed. There have been hundreds of trees, not just in
the city of Vancouver, but all across Metro Vancouver, that have been uprooted. Part of the issue has been the
fact that it's been so warm and dry here across the summer that the roots haven't created a big, wide area, so
they come up very easily. In some cases they've ripped right through sidewalks. In one case, in east Vancouver,
Jamie McKay's home was very badly damaged. He wasn't home at the time of the tree heading to his home, but
his wife was, and he tells that story.'
McKay: A neighbour came by and knocked on the door and said: "Hey, I think the tree's going to fall down."
And as he said it, the tree just started coming right down oh them, and they both kind of dove into the house.
But it was- stopped on the roof anyway. It was a pretty amazing sight.
Fitzgerald: And I guess this is just the start of things. There's more challenging weather to come.
Zussman: It "is. There's rain expected, and that could mean flooding, especially with so much debris on the
street. So crews are working hard to get the debris out of the streets now. The wind's expected to pick up, as
well, but not as bad as we saw yesterday.
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Subject: FW: CHAN: Ke - power outage
From: tno@qov.bc.ca
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 5:47:26 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CHAN: Ke - power outage
31-Aug-2015 05:30
Grace Ke reports from Coquitlam on a massive power outage. Be Hydro reporters about 45,000 properties are
still in the dark this morning on the lower mainland. Meanwhile, clean up efforts are underway as damaged
homes and blocked roads are cleared of debris from this weekend's storm, [env, forr, emcr, tran]
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Seht: 2015, August 31 5:48 AM
To: - Alexis, Greg; Heer, Simi; Vanagas, Steve; Dame, Melanie; Verschoor, Cindy; Pillon,
Subject: FW: CHAN: Ke - power outage
From: tno@aov.bc.ca
Subject: CHAN: Ke - power outage
CHAN (Global BC-Vancouver)
31-Aug-2015 05:30
Grace Ke reports from Coquitlam on a massive power outage. Be Hydro reporters about 45,000 properties are
still in the dark this morning on the lower mainland. Meanwhile, clean up efforts are underway as damaged
homes and blocked roads are cleared of debris from this weekend's storm, [env, fori', emcr, .tran] .
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Subject: FW: CP News: Clean up begins in wake.of severe B.C. windstorm, thousands still without
. power
From: tno@aov.bc.ca
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 6:0.3:42 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &, Canada)
CPNews 4
GeordonOmand
31-Aug-2015 05:55 '
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VANCOUVER _ Had Vancouver resident Sherrell Hutchingson been standing a foot to the side while opening
tree narrowly missing her as it crushed her vehicle.
"It was like a big crack and the tree just snapped... and fell right on my car." .
Hutchingson's experience was part of a myriad reported incidents of other smashed vehicles and wrecked roofs
following a brutal windstorm that tore down trees and branches, wreaking havoc across southwestern British
Eighty-kilometre-an-hour winds buffeted the Greater Vancouver Area, at one point toppling a tree onto a
life-threatening.
'Tthink the drought combined with the high winds really impacted us," he added. "The drought led to more
trees coming down, which led to more power outages. So it kind of compounded." '
The cost of the extensive property damage and the bill for cleaning up the huge mess has yet to be tallied, he
said.
In terms of damage, park board official Brian Quinn said timing Was the biggest contributing factor. Such high
"This time of year with the canopies completely full of leaves, they act more as a wind sail and catch more of
the wind," said Quinn. , '
The bulk of the outages occurred in the Greater Vancouver Area, and BC Hydro said that as of early Monday
. morning about 90,000 customers were still waiting for the power to be restored.
' The region's 911 line was overwhelmed with inquiries about power outages, prompting officials to ask residents
Metro Vancouver Regional District spokesman Rod Tulett said on Sunday that the district's emergency
procedures had so far performed well. He described the weekend's gales as the backup system's biggest test
"After the big windstorm a lot of our facilities received significant upgrades in their backup-power capability,"
said Tulett. "We learned from that." ' .
Residents took to social media with a mix of both praise and condemnation for BCHydro and its response to
the outages, with much of the vitriol directed toward the utility's website only working sporadically.
The Greater Vancouver Zoo also suffered extensive damage in the storm, said the facility's general manager
suiTounding the grizzly bear enclosure.
"We followed our normal emergency protocol.... Everyone was contained into a building," said Henderson
about the incident. "At no time did our grizzly bear get out."
' Strong winds also swept through Rock Creek in the southern interior, where a 44-square-Mlometre wildfire
destroyed 3.0 homes earlier this month.
The storm triggered wind warnings from Envnonment Canada, forced the temporary closure of Stanley Park,
and slowed ferry service between Victoria, and the mainland.
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To: Alexis, Greg; Heer, Simi; Vanagas; Steve; Dame, Melanie; Verschoor, Cindy; Pillon,
Subject: . FW: CKNW: De Silva t power outage
From: t n o @ g o v. b c . c a ' -
Subject: CKNW: De Silva - power outage
CKNW (Vancouver)
CKNW Moining News Show
31-Aug-2015 05:47
Charmaine de Silva reports power appears to be retiirning to Surrey residents. The CKNW reporter also notes
the BC Hydro website still has issues but then social media presence has been stepped up. [env, forr, emcr, tran,
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From: Scott, Mora

To: Alexis, Greg; Heer, Simi; Vanagas, Steve; Dame/Melanie; Verschoor, Cindy; Pillon,
Subject: FW: CKNW: De Silva - Storm Hydro outages
From: tno@aov.bc.ca .
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 6:29:56 AM (UTC-0.8:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CKNW: De Silva - Storm Hydro outages
CKNW (Vancouver)
31-Aug-2015 06:00
Gord MacDonald: BC Hydro reports just over 58,000 customers are without electricity this hour, down from
over half-a-million when the big wind storm'hit Saturday.
Surrey and Langley remain the hardest hit areas with over 34,000 customers there still in the dark.
Adding to the problems, a heavy rainfall warning for Metro Vancouver today and police are urging everybody
to follow the proper four-way stopping procedure at intersections where the lights aren't working.
Joining me, live, with the latest CKNWs Charmaine de Silva. And, first off, Charmaine, you've been able to
stay safe through some of those intersections?
Charmaine de Silva: I have, but as you mentioned, there are some people who are not using the four-way stop-
procedure. That's particularly tricky with these wet roads. The wind, also picking up; Gord, and as you can
imagine, with the wind picking up, the rain coming.down, these are not the conditions that make it easy for
Hydro crews1 working to restore power to those 58,000 people still in the dark.
Now, I'm in Surrey where I, actually, just witnessed the wind blow away a security barrier. So, that should give
an idea of how string some of the winds are. Certainly not as strong as they were on Saturday, but still strong
enough to be a problem.
Now," that weather - also the reason Hydro's saying that in some cases, power that was previously restored to .
customers "may now be out again, so that, causing a bit of frustration.
As you mentioned earlier, the majority of those without power still in Surrey and Langley and some of those
may be without elecfticity, Gord, until later tonight, [xrz,' emcr, esc, tran, mjag, env, forr, tciz, zpz]
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to: Alexis, Greg; Heer, Simi; Vanagas, Steve; Dame, Melanie; Verschoor, Cindy; Pillon,
Subject: FW: C&YG: Favor/Johnston - windstorm aftermath
From: tno@aov.bc.ca
Subject: CBYG: Favor/Johnston ^windstorm.aftermath
. CBYG (CBC Prince George)
31-Aug-2015 06:01 .
Marcia Young: hi Vancouver, downed trees and debris scattered around the city after an intense weekend
windstorm could take weeks to clear away.
Winds up to 80 km/h whipped through the lower mainland Saturday. Some trees were uprooted, others snapping
at the branches and falling onto powerlines, houses, and cars. Some 60,000 people are still without power this
morning.-
BC Hydro says it could take until later today* to get eveiyone back online. City officials say a recent drought
played a big role.
Chad Pawson: Shawna Favor(sp) says the tennant in her East Vancouver home is lucky to be alive. On
Saturday, .five linden trees on their street came down in the wind.
Favor: She hears a crack, so she lucidly jumped out of the way and the tree fell right exactly where she was '
standing.
Pawson: Crews are busy cutting up and turning most of the trees that dramatically cracked and fell into
woodchips. The city says the winds that brought them down are unusuai for summer, and usually blow in winter
when frees have no leaves. Meaning this past weekend, they acted as sails to catch the wind.
But officials are also blaming this year's intense drought. Sadhu Johnston is the deputy city manager for
Vancouver.
Johnston: The drought, combined with the high winds, really impacted us throughout the lower mainland.
Obviously the drought led to more trees corning down, which led to more power outages, so it kind of
compounded. .
Pawson: Johnston says part of the city's plan for its urban forest is to review what gets planted and put a priority
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From: Scott, Mora

S u b j e c t : ' F W : C K N W : H a l l - Te l u s s e r v i c e d i s r u p t i o n s .
From: tno@Qov.bc.ca
Subject: CKNW: Hall - Telus service disruptions
CKNW (Vancouver)-
31-Aug-2015 06:01 . . '
Gord MacDonald: It's not just the power that's out in some parts of Metro Vancouver...
Some customers are also reporting Telus Internet and phone service disruptions.
Simon Little: With electricity down Telus's Shawn Hall says a number of their facilities have been forced on to
battery and generator power.
That's caused problems where the charge inns down, or where crews cant get to the site.
Shawn Hall: There's a few sites,, and they're scattered here and there where because of a live power line being
down or a tree "being down we' haven't been able to access sites yet with a generator set to get in there and
recharge the battery system.
Little: Hall' says crews have been working all night to keep the fuel and charge topped up, but he concedes,
several thousand customers are without service.
He says when that gets fully restored depends oh the timeline with BC Hydro, [xrz, emcr, tciz, mjag, esc, env,
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Subject: FW: CHAN: Heer - power outages
From: tno@g6v.bc.ca
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 7:18:01 AM (UTC-08.-00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CHAN: Heer - power outages
31-Aug-2015 07:05
Simi Heer says 53,000 BC Hydro customers are still in the dark around the lower mainland. The Hydro rep
gives credit to work crews who have returned power to 100,000 customers in the last twelve hours alone. Heer
also notes the BC Hydro website is still down but a temporary site is up. [env, forr, emcr, tran, tciz]
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Subject: FW: CKNW: Heer - Hydro outage progress
From: tno@gov.bc.ca
Sent: Monday, August 3*1, 2015 8:13:30 AM (UfC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Subject: CKNW: Heer - Hydro outage progress
CKNW (Vancouver)
31-Aug-2015 07:30 * - "

i .
Laura Baziuk: If you live in Surrey, BC Hydro officials say they have the most crews on the ground in your
neighbourhood to try to get the power back on.
About 55,000 customers remain in the dark this horn, most of them in Surrey and Langley because of the
weekend windstorm.
BC Hydro spokeswoman, Simi Heer, spoke to CKNWs Jon McComb earlier this morning and was askedwhen
will everyone have their power back?
Simi Heer: Well, we are restoring thousands of customers each hour and getting updates on an hourly basis and
they do seem to be coming down steadily. We hope to have eveiyone back up before the end of the day today.
Baziuk: She would not give an exact time.
At the height of the windstorm on Saturday, more than half-a-milhon customers in BC were without electricity.
Arainfall warning remains in effect, meanwhile.
More than 50 millimetres are expected for Metro Vancouver and the.Fraser Valley, that means the roads will be
very wet again so you are reminded to please use caution and remember the four-way stop "procedure, [xrz,
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From: Watson, Stephen

To: Knoke, Brian; Watson, Thomas; Stevenson, Amy; Valente, Tony; Jansma, Tanya; Reid,
Donald; Martin, Genevieve
Cc: JHN Project; Verschoor, Cindy; Alexis, Greg; Judge, Kiran; Dyson, Cynthia; Gill, Rob;
McLean, Allister; Dermody, Neal
Subject: FW: Visitors to John Hart Project Interpretive Centre -. August 2015
Fyi. .' .
Stephen Watson
Stakeholder Engagement and Communications
Vancouver Island
BC Hydro
P.O. Box 1500
400 Madsen Road
Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5M3
Office: 250.755.4795
Mobile: 250-616.9888"
bchydro.com
From: Watson, Stephen

To : 'Sandra Parrish' . - #
Cc: Connie Ritchie (Connie.Ritchie@crmuseum.ca); Visitor Services (Visitor.Services@crmuseum.ca); .
'Tona.McMurran@crmuseurn.ca1
Subject: Visitors to John Hart Project Interpretive Centre - August 2015
HI Sandra, ,
That was another big month. Very similar to J u l y. '
For the month of August, the museum staffed the" centre 22 days. The August totals:
4,037 visitors; and
. Average of 183 visitors per day.
For 2015 to date we've had 14,713 visitors in the centre.
As per the monthly John Hart project construction report issued today, from May 8 to July 31, BC Parks estimates about
47,000 visitors have viewed the Elk Falls suspension bridge. That's a 12 week period and about over that same period
about 9,450 people entered the centre - about 20% which was what we were thinking/estimating. BC Parks estimated an
average of about 75,000 visitors per year seeing Elk Falls prior to the suspension bridge.
Thank you to the museum staff for your work and pleasantness.
. (As a reminder, after the Labour Day weekend (starting September 8) we will revert back to three days a week-
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday - until next May.)
Regards,
Stephen
Stephen Watson
Stakeholder-Engagement and Communications
Vancouver Island
BC Hydro
P.O. Box 1500
400 Madsen Road
Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5M3 .
Office: 250.755.4795
Mobile: 250-61.6.9888
bchydro.com
Alexis, Greg .
From: Va n a g a s , Steve
Sent: ' 2015, August 3 111 : 0 1 A M
To : A q u i n o , K e v i n ; A l e x i s , G r e g .
Subject: Fwd: MNY and hydro
Either of you working on this?
Sent from my iPhone . .
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From: "Haslam, David GCPE:EX" <David.Haslam(5)gov.bc.ca>

Date: August 31,2015 at 10:54:00 AM PDT
To: "Vanagas, Steve"1 <steve.vanagas(5)bchvdro.com>, "Heer, Simi" <simi.heer(5)bchvdro.com>
Cc: !'Petrie, Cynthia MEM:EX" <Cvnthia.Petrie(5)gov.bc.ca>, "Wallace-Deering, Eric MEM:EX"
<Eric.WallaceDeering(5>gov.bc.ca>. "Togneri, Sebastien MEM:EX" <Sebastien.Togneri(5>gov.bc.ca>, GCPE
Communications - Energy and Mines <COMMEM(5)Victorial.gov.bc.ca>, "McCaffrey, Julianne GCPE:EX"
<Julianne.McCaffrev(5>gov.bc,ca>. "Jabs, Ryan GCPE:EX" <Rvan.Jabs@gov.bc.ca> .
Subject: RE: MNY and hydro
Steve - can you provide status on info for MNY tour and assistance from BC Hydro rep. I would think the
info Jessica is using would be ideal. Julianne is shooting for 2 pm MNY avail and working on a few EMBC"
locations options to provide visuals-i.e. EOCin Pitt Meadows. But recognises this may not be ideal in
terms of media access and BC Hydro support so It may be better for BC Hydro to determine location - ie
where work crews are available. I've included Ryan Jabs - CD for MoTI on this email as well so he's in
loop on progress.
From: Vanagas, Steve [mailtb:steve.vanaqas@bchydro.com1

Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 8:22 AM
To: Haslam, David GCPE; EX; Heer, Simi
Cc: Petrle, Cynthia MEM:EX; Wallace-Deering, Eric MEM:EX; Togneri, Sebastien MEM:EX; GCPE
Communications - Energy and Mines; McCaffrey, Julianne GCPE:EX
Subject: RE: MNY and hydro
' Working on it
From: Haslam, David GCPE:EX [mailto:David.Haslam@qov.bc.ca1

To: Vanagas, Steve; Heer, Simi
Cc: Petrie, Cynthia MEM:EX; Wallace-Deering, Eric MEM:EX; Togneri, Sebastien MEM:EX; GCPE
Communications - Energy and Mines; McCaffrey, Julianne GCPE:EX
Subject: MNY and hydro '
Importance: High
Steve-Simi - PO desire for this early aft after Jessica Macdonald's 10 am media avail on BCH efforts over
the weekend is for MNY to get out and tour an area In the LM, speak to those efforts. Basic KMs:
Commend BCH'workers on a great job/effort

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From: Fitzsimmons, Craig

Sent: 2015, August 3 11 2 : 3 0 PM
To : Va n a g a s , S t e v e ; H e e r , S i m i ; A l e x i s , G r e g .
Subject: . FW: Q&A on IM/TT
Good morning, we've received a request for a Q&A on BCH IT from the Ministry of Finance (via MEM) as they prepare
. for the release of the next quarterly report.
Specifically, they have asked for "a new Q&A on BC Hydro IM/IT- apparently something hit the news re IT issues (other
than just the websjte being down)?"
Turning it over to you.
While no deadline is provided, the timing for the Site C info was asap.
Craig
From: Wieringa, Paul MEM:EX [mailto:Paul.Wierinaa(5)qov.bc.cal

To: Fitzsimmons, Crafg
Subject: FW: Quarterly update and Site C
Over to you Craig,
From: Wieringa, Paul MEM:EX

S e n t : M o n d a y, A u g u s t 3 1 , 2 0 1 5 9 : 3 9 A M ,
To: Gregory Simmons
Cc: Bernard, Marion M FIN:EX
Subject: Fwd: Quarterly update and Site C
I think this also came up during the Estimates Debate.

Greg: see request for added Q&As.
Sent from my iPhone
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From: "Bernard. Marion MFIN:EX" <Marion.Bemard@gov.bc.ca>
Date: August 31,- 2015 at 9:14:04 AM PDT
To: "Wieringa. Paul MEM:EX" <Paul.Wieringa@gov.bc.ca>
Subject: RE: Quarterly update and Site C
Thanks Paul, I'll build in more material for Site C. Also, George just asked for a new Q&A on BC Hydro
IM/IT- apparently something hit the news re IT issues (other than just the website being down)?
From: Wieringa, Paul MEM:EX

Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 5j37 PM
To: Bernard, Marion M FIN:EX
Subject: Fwd: Quarterly update and Site C
S ome additional points in case you want them added for completeness
Sent from my iPhone
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From: 'Titzsimnrons, Craig" <Craig.Fitzsfmmons@bchvdro.com>
Date: August28,2015 at4:59:11 PMPDT
To: "Wieringa, Paul MEM:EX" <Paul-.Wieringa@gov,bc,ca>
Cc: "McSherry, Diane" <diane.mcsheiTy@bchvdro.com>. "Savidant, Michael".
<nnchael.savidant@bchvdro.com>. "Vanagas, Steve"
<steve.vanagas@bchvdro.com>, "Duke, Ken" <ICen.Dulce@bchvdro.com>.
"Fletcher, Elizabeth" <Elizabeth.Fletcher@bchvdro.com>'
Subject: RE: Quarterly update and Site C
Thanks Paul. Please find below some messages for your review. Agree with
deleting the OR-section.
* On August 28, the BC Supreme Court dismissed an application for an
injunction that would have stopped some construction work on Site C. The .
injunction decision was related to an application filed by West Moberly First
. Nations and Prophet River First Nation asking for a judicial review of a number
of provincial permits. While a decision has now been made on the injunction, the
hearing on the issuance of the provincial permits has not yet been held. It is'
expected to take place this fall.
* In addition, two decisions were issued on August 28 by the Federal Court
dismissing challenges to the federal environmental approval of Site C. One of the
applications was brought by the Peace Valley Landowner Association, and the
. other was brought by West Moberly First Nations and Prophet River First Nation.
* In BC Supreme Court, one of two decisions has been issued related to judicial
reviews applications challenging the provincial Environmental Assessment
Certificate for Site C. The judge dismissed the application brought by the Peace
Valley Landowner Association in My. A decision has yet to be issued on the
other application brought by Prophet River First Nation and West Moberly First
Nations.
Craig Fitzsimmons
Manager, Communications and
Issues Management, Site C
BC Hydro
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1055 Durismuir Street
PO* Box 49260
Vancouver, B.C. V7X1V5
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Sent: 2015, August 3 11 2 : 4 5 PM '
To : Sexton, Lea Anne
Cc: Alexis, Greg
Subject: RE: West Kamloops Substation update-
Thanks, Lea Anne. As Cindy is out of town, I am cc-lng Greg Alexis, so he Is In the loop. Greg is also your best advisor re
approaching the MLA. I generally do it by letter fairly early on, myself, but see what he thinks (Is it a Liberal MLA?)
That's excellent Robin can go to the Sept 15 meeting. As we discussed, this Is a presentation or report from Kamloops
staff to Council, but good to have someone there taking note of any comments/questions/concerns raised by Councillors
or the Mayor. I am quite sure Cindy would want someone there, and nice you can avoid the trip
s.22
No objectloris re the additional stakeholders but could I ask why they were suggested (and by whom?) Is it due to their
use of the park? Just seems a little odd...esp if they are at a distance...
I'm of two minds re the timing of the info session. As we've discussed, the substation Isn't the "big deal" herc.it is the
use of the park. If there is any pushback, it is betterto be out and sharing the info we have and sometimes that means m
an open house. You might want to talk withJudy (Sarah top) on this and get their perspectives, as the recent veterans of
open houses oh projects where the level of info is currently available just as sparse... How Is AR planning to handle
things?
Lesley Wood
Sr Stakeholder Relations Specialist
BC Hydro
333 Dunsmuir St, 15th Floor
Vancouver B.C. V6B5R3
Office:- 604.623.4128
Email: lestev.woockabch vdro.com
From: Sexton, Lea Anne

To: Wood, Lesley
Subject: West Kamloops Substation update
Hello, *
I had our team meeting today on this project.
I have sent an email to our contact at the City requesting that we are on Council's agenda on September 15th. 1 will email
CR and media when it is confirmed. Robin said she would be able to attend the Council meeting and take notes. I am
considering a trip up there either next week or the following week.
The next step is to finish the Q&A and have media relations prepare a media release for the Council date from BC
Hydro that would include a quote from the City's Mayor. I will work with Greg on this.and the communications person
at the City.
1
I will also prepare a letter to go to the businesses around the substation site letting them know about thenew neighbour
and upcoming Information session. There were 2 other stakeholders that the team thought should be included In this
letter because they were big property owners nearby but not within the notice area - the University and a sports .
complex-Tournament Capital Center. Any reason not to Include them?
I also found out that more informatidn than I currently have on the project as found in the Q&A's will not be available
until the spring of 2016. As such I have recommended that we hold off on the information session until the spring 2016
when we have a better Idea* of the line route In the Park and pole height requirements as well as the placement of the
communication towers. Your thoughts?
With respect to government relations I.e. MLAs in Kamloops, I will send them an email at the same time as the letter to
the businesses. Or should It go sooner?
And I will make the website public after the Council meeting. ..
Regards,
Lea Anne
Lea Anne Sexton

Stakeholder Engagement Consultant
BC Hydro - Capita! Projects
Alexis, Greg
From: Thompson, Fay on behalf of Verschoor, Cindy

To: Anderson, Keith
Cc: Bishop, Brad; Verschoor, Cindy;-Alexis, Greg
Subject: For review
Attachments:
Hi Keith, ,
s.22
Cindy has approved the attached response.
With your ok I'll arrange for this to be signed and sent back|
Thanks,
Fay
From: Verschoor, Cindy

To: Lee, Johnson; Thompson, Fay
Subject: FW: Meeting with Kirsten
Please draft a response to the attached letter.
From: Anderson, Keith"

Sent:'2015, August 19 11:19 PM
To: Verschoor, Cindy; Cross, Wayne
How should we respond to this one?
From: Stewart, Bob

Sent:'2015, August 19 1:36 PM
To: Anderson, Keith
Cc: Peck, Kirsten; Stewart, Bob
s.22
Keith:
Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any futher asslstahce on this matter. RPS
R.P. (Bob) Stewart, P.Eng.
Principal Engineer, Generation Engineering

BC Hydro
'Edmonds 6th Floor
6911 Southpolnt Street
Burnaby, B.C. V3N 4X8
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To: Stewart, Bob s.22
Subject: SMI letter from U of Calgary
Kirsten
Kirsten Peck, P.Eng

General Manager, Generation & Transmission Engineering
Capital Infrastructure Project Delivery Group
BC Hydro
6911 Southpolnt Drive, 13* Floor Burnaby, B.C. V3N 4X8
Office: 604.528.1800
Email: klrstan.peck(5)bchvdro.com
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From: Stewart, Bob

Sent: 2015, June 12 2:26 PM
To: MacLanders, Val
Cc: Stewart, Bob
Subject: Meeting with Kirsten
Va l : .
Please set up a 15 minute meeting for me next week with Kirsten so I can obtain her input on the approach to
use for the Issue raised in the document. Thanksl RPS
F*.P. (Bob) Stewart, P.Eng.
Principal Engineer, Generation Engineering
BC Hydro
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