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Zeballos has been without power on and off since Monday, and like the rest of the Island they have received more snow in one day than they have in years. However, according to Mayor Julie Colborne, that has not put a damper on people香蕉视频直播檚 community spirit. If anything, it has made the sense of community in the tiny tone on northern Vancouver Island even stronger.

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Zeballos and neighbouring community Tahsis are fairly remote on Vancouver Island香蕉视频直播檚 west coast. In the best of times, food security is an issue for villagers, whose closest grocery store is in Campbell River. Now with the roads closed, people have to turn to each other for necessary supplies.

However, SRD protective services coordinator Shaun Koopman isn香蕉视频直播檛 too worried about villagers in Tahsis.

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The emergency response in the communities has been aided by the Strathcona Regional District香蕉视频直播檚 Emergency Operations Centre. Since things are happening so quickly, people have been trying to find off-the-cuff solutions to the issues. One idea was for a helicopter to bring food supplies in to the Zeballos warming centre, but because of the inclement weather that idea didn香蕉视频直播檛 work out. Instead a barge with food and fuel has been donated and will be arriving in Zeballos this afternoon. Colborne said that since people have stepped up, the village should be fine for food for the day at least, and hopes that the roads get cleared in the meantime, allowing food shipments to come in.

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Colborne hopes that the power will be back on on Friday afternoon.

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Fixing the power system also is reliant on a helicopter, according to a release from B.C. Hydro.

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Gold River has also seen more power outage issues this season than it does normally. Mayor Brad Unger posted on the village website that he and staff have 香蕉视频直播渉ad discussions with the BC Hydro香蕉视频直播檚 Vancouver Island community relations manger, Ted Olynyk, in regards to the current and past issues.香蕉视频直播�

Potential solutions were to have a crew stationed in the village, but Unger wrote BC Hydro香蕉视频直播檚 response was that it would be 香蕉视频直播渧ery difficult for many reasons.香蕉视频直播�

香蕉视频直播淒uring severe weather storms like the one recently experienced, crews come from all over the island and the length of time they can work without a break is an issue that must be considered,香蕉视频直播� Unger香蕉视频直播檚 note says.

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