Causing outages in Prince George.
If you are driving anywhere in the Interior this weekend, be warned, there is a severe storm moving across the province bringing heavy snowfall to some areas.
Highways 5 and 16 are closed, with no detour available at this time.
There is heavy snowfall from Loon Lake Road to 20 km north of Lac La Hache on Highway 97. A travel advisory is in effect.
In Prince George, the first major snow fall of the season is creating havoc for BC Hydro, where one school is closed and several power outages have left residents in the dark.
Power outages are also affecting residents in Quesnel and Williams Lake.
http://globalnews.ca/news/970278/heavy-snow-in-prince-george-causes-power-outages-closes-one-school/
Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for this link