British Columbia’s level-three drought is impacting the Nechako reservoirs – the source of water for generating clean electricity in the Northwest interior.
Henry Wiebe, Burns Lake’s mayor has concerns about the current drought conditions and how it may cause potential power shortages and the need for energy importation to cover the shortfall.
A spokesperson from B.C. Hydro said larger reservoirs in the north and southeast of the province are still below normal levels, while recent rainfall events have refilled many of their smaller hydroelectric facilities in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.