A planned hydro outage has nearly 500 businesses and homes in downtown Victoria in the dark Tuesday (Oct. 8).
A trio of work sites have power down in three overlapping areas of Victoria between Yates and Courtney streets and from Blanshard Street to Quadra Street.
The outage is scheduled to 5 p.m. according to BC Hydro.
No traffic lights are impacted.
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