VICTORIA Heavy snow fell on parts of Vancouver Island on Monday, causing traffic mayhem and cutting hydro to approximately 35,000 people by the afternoon. Environment Canada issued snowfall warnings for Greater Victoria, Inland Vancouver Island, the southern Gulf Islands and Eastern Vancouver Island on Monday morning. More than 35,000 BC Hydro customers on the island were without power at midday. The majority of those affected were in the South Island regions of North Saanich, Central Saanich and the southern Gulf Islands. Heavy, wet snow has left about 32,000 customers on #VancouverIsland without power, including #DuncanBC, #VictoriaBC and #Nanaimo. All available crews are busy repairing damaged equipment and working to restore power. Operational update: https://t.co/1FB6qdv033#BCStormpic.twitter.com/duOJiPA00D
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