These islanders know the secrets to dealing with long power outages [Video]

Residents of Thetis Island, B.C., say there’s nowhere they’d rather be in a disaster than their remote community — because they’re ready.

The island of approximately 500 people is a 30-minute ferry ride from Vancouver Island and is used to being left in the dark. 

When storms whip through the island region and knock down transmission lines, Thetis is often one of the last communities to get power restored. 

WATCH | Here’s how Thetis Island copes with bad weather: Winter in BC is forecast to be wetter and colder than last year and many communities are already cleaning up after several big storms that took down trees, flooded homes and knocked out power. On Thetis Island, residents have banded together to help one another.

Jeannine Caldbeck, the chief of the island’s volunteer fire department, says it’s normal for power to be out for a few days at a time in …