Thousands without natural gas service in B.C.’s Okanagan, possible until Sunday

KELOWNA — FortisBC says it is working to restore natural gas service to about 6,200 customers in British Columbia’s Lake Country and north Kelowna area.

The utility says in a statement that the service disruption could mean some customers won’t have gas again until Sunday.

It says technicians have to visit every home and business in the area to turn off their service at the gas meter.

Once all the meters are shut, crews will begin adding gas back into the system, a process Fortis says is called pressurizing.