FortisBC crews are in Osoyoos supporting local emergency services personnel as they respond to the Nk’Mip wildfire.

While the system is stable, FortisBC has de-energized parts of their electricity system. For this reason, customers in Osoyoos and surrounding areas are asked to reduce their energy use during peak hours of from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm until further notice.

Some examples of how you can reduce your energy use include:

• Cooking outdoors on barbeques, if possible
• Washing dishes by hand or setting dishwasher timers to run in the middle of the night
• Running laundry later in the evening
• Reduce air conditioning use

FortisBC thanks its customers for their support during this time. Visit fortisbc.com/forestfires for more information or direct questions to FortisBC customer contact centre at 1-866-436-7847 (electricity) and 1-88-224-2710 (natural gas).