Municipal hall and rec facilities without power today

For today, the municipal hall and recreational facilities are without power in Port Hardy.

The district says the outage is a planned one by BC Hydro so crews can perform equipment repair and maintenance to the buildings.

While the power is out today, it will come back during regular hours on Wednesday.

In the event of an operational emergency during this outage, they ask you to call the Public Works yard at 250-949-7779.