When will the power be back in Cowichan Valley Regional District, BC?
Live outage status from BC Hydro · updated ~every 15 minutes
160
customers reported out in Cowichan Valley Regional District, BC
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — Canada has no independent nationwide outage count like the US government's, so these numbers come straight from the utility.
Regional district-wide restoration outlook: ~1.2 days to restore at the current pace (roughly 6 customers an hour)
🎯 Likely 4 hr–1.8 days — based on how accurate our past estimates like this have been.
Regional district-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 4:30 PM PDT.
169160 regional district-wide trend of customers without power · last 10 hr · tap or hover a point to see its number
Numbers come straight from BC Hydro's public outage data — the main utility we track in British Columbia. Missing data is not the same as zero outages.
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
About power in Cowichan Valley Regional District
Cowichan Valley is a regional district in British Columbia — about 89,013 residents.
Communities here include North Cowichan, Ladysmith, Duncan, Lake Cowichan, Cowichan and Chemainus 13 — 21 communities in all.
Report an outage or downed line directly to BC Hydro ↗ — crews are dispatched from customer reports, and this is an independent tracker, not the utility.
Outage history — Cowichan Valley Regional District, BC
Last significant outage: Oct 5, 2026 — peaked at 1,647 customers, restored in ~1.5 hr.
Across the 13 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 5 hr (median).
Every outage behind these figures (13)
| Began | Peak out | Restored in | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | 1,647 | ~1.5 hr | — |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 1,907 | ~2.5 hr | — |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 259 | ~42 min | — |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 1,273 | ~5 hr | — |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 1,393 | ~2 hr | — |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 2,237 | ~1.8 hr | — |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 649 | ~5.3 hr | — |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 1,426 | ~10.2 hr | — |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 706 | ~15.5 hr | — |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 237 | ~6.5 hr | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 2,090 | ~3 hr | — |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 266 | ~5.8 hr | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 1,212 | ~5 hr | — |
This division-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 23, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
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