BC Hydro cancels planned Super Bowl Sunday outage after businesses complain – BC [Video]

BC Hydro has cancelled a planned power outage for a downtown Vancouver neighbourhood, after businesses complained it was scheduled for Super Bowl Sunday.

Mike Deas-Dawlish, who owns the popular Jam Cafe, said the business was only given a few days notice about the outage, which was scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 9.

“Essentially that’s the day for us, we’re done,” he said.

“We’re looking at a hit of about $15,000 to $17,000 for one day in terms of lost salaries, lost sales, and your fixed costs on the month that don’t go away for that day.”

The brunch spot is located on Beatty Street, home to several other bars and restaurants.

BC Hydro said Wednesday it had pulled the plug on the planned outage, which had been scheduled for maintenance reasons.

“We were made aware that that date was not going to work for a few businesses in the area, obviously because it is …