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Windstorm in Nakusp downs trees, power line

Hydro crews cut power to much of Nakusp Tuesday afternoon after heavy winds knocked a tree.
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Hydro crews attend to a tree fallen over a power line in Nakusp after Tuesday’s windstorm. Crews were kept busy across the Arrow Lakes and northern Slocan Valley area to restore service. As of Wednesday morning hundreds of homes were still in the dark.

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Hydro crews cut power to much of Nakusp Tuesday afternoon after heavy winds knocked a tree into a power line on 2nd Street NE. (John Boivin/Arrow Lakes News)