When will the power be back in Nanaimo Regional District, BC?
Live outage status from BC Hydro · updated ~every 15 minutes
No significant regional district-wide outage reported in Nanaimo Regional District, BC right now.
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Elsewhere in British Columbia: 60 customers reported out — province-wide status.
Updated 7:00 AM PDT.
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About power in Nanaimo Regional District
Nanaimo is a regional district in British Columbia — about 170,367 residents.
Communities here include Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Lantzville, Nanaimo Town 1, Nanaimo River and Nanoose — 8 communities in all.
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Outage history — Nanaimo Regional District, BC
⚡ Power here was restored about 38 hours ago — the outage peaked at 225 customers.
Last significant outage: Oct 13, 2026 — peaked at 225 customers, restored in ~7.5 hr.
Across the 16 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 6.6 hr (median).
Every outage behind these figures (16)
| Began | Peak out | Restored in | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | 225 | ~7.5 hr | — |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 1,248 | ~6 hr | — |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 645 | ~7 hr | — |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 970 | ~8.5 hr | — |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 290 | ~6.7 hr | — |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 282 | ~3 hr | — |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 4,801 | ~11.3 hr | — |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 1,768 | ~3.7 hr | — |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 245 | ~8.7 hr | — |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2,618 | ~1.8 hr | — |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 865 | ~2.3 hr | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 322 | ~14.7 hr | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 221 | ~3.5 hr | — |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 595 | ~2.5 hr | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 2,312 | ~14.8 hr | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 401 | ~6.5 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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