BC Hydro Outages and Emergencies > About the Island
1-888-Power On or 1-888-769-3766. Please call for all outages and hydro emergencies.
Remember during one of Gabriola's occasional power outages your electric telephones will not work to notify Hydro of your outage. If you do not have a cell phone the old style plug in phone is a must. The B.C. hydro safety info site is
This site will help if you have not experienced a power outage before. Remember Gabriola has many roads and the crews will not know your power is out without notification.
http://www.bchydro.com/outages/orsMapView.jsp?region=IslandNorth
During an outage if you have a generator sometimes cable is still on. This map shows reported outage locations. Remember always report your outage.
