More than 15,000 homes in Surrey and White Rock, along with 700 residences in Delta, were without power yesterday as powerful winds knocked branches and trees over power lines.
The Lower Mainland was hit with a windstorm Monday morning, with 60-80 kilometre per hour winds walloping the region.
In all, about 90,000 BC Hydro customers throughout the province were without power on Monday.
With gusts over the water topping 100 km/h, commuters to and from Vancouver Island were stranded as all major morning and early afternoon ferry sailings were cancelled.
One of the biggest outages in Surrey involved 4,656 homes and businesses east of 132 Street, west of Swan Crescent, south of Rogers Avenue and north of 103 Avenue.
Some of the larger power outages in Surrey included 2,729 homes and businesses east of 124 Street, north of 60 Avenue, west of 136B Street and south of 80 Avenue.
Another outage affecting the Peninsula darkened 2,512 homes and businesses south of 32A Avenue, east of 152 Street, north of 20 Avenue and west of 176 Street.