BC Hydro is restoring electricity to customers after strong wind gusts knocked out power to thousands of customers.
Environment Canada issued wind warnings Saturday for parts of British Columbia and many are still in effect today.
The agency warns that in Metro Vancouver, Victoria and the Southern Gulf Islands there are strong winds of 70 kilometres per hour, gusting up to 90.
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