BC Hydro canceled a power failure For a downtown Vancouver district, after companies complained that it was planned for the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Mike Deas-Dawlish, who owns the popular Jam Cafe, said that the company had only received a few days on the breakdown, which was scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on February 9.
“Essentially, it’s the day for us, we are done,” he said.
“We are considering about $ 15,000 to $ 17,000 for a day in terms of lost wages, lost sales and your fixed costs in the month that do not disappear for this day.”
The Spot brunch is located on Beatty Street, which houses several other bars and restaurants.
BC Hydro said on Wednesday that it had disconnected the planned failure, which had been planned for maintenance reasons.
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“We were informed that this date was not going to work for a few companies in the region, obviously because it is the Super Bowl on Sunday,” spokesman Mora Scott told Global News.
“Once we have been informed that this was the case, we have canceled the breakdown and we are going to look for a time that works better for companies in the region.”
Scott said BC Hydro consults municipalities and local businesses before planning a breakdown.
In this case, she said that the majority of companies that had responded on Monday to Friday and said they would prefer a weekend failure.
“Obviously, we are never going to make everyone happy, but we really do our best to try to make it work as much as possible,” she said.
Scott added that Crown Corporation was now talking with customers to offer a new time that will work.
Deas-Dawlish said the whole experience was frustrating.
“It is a planned power outage, it is not an emergency, so they have the power and the ability to move it to another time which is a little better for local businesses,” he said .
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