Nuts! A power outage that affected thousands of North Vancouverites was caused by a pesky squirrel.
On Saturday, power went out at 10:48 a.m. for 9,030 customers in the Lynnmour, Lynn Creek, West Lynn and Grand Boulevard East areas. Power was restored by 12:15 p.m., BC Hydro said.
But a downed tree wasn't at the root of Saturday's loss of power.
"A squirrel managed to enter the substation, which took out a few circuits, causing the power outage," a BC Hydro spokesperson said. "Once our crew helped the squirrel exit the facility, we were able to restore power to the customers."
