Driving along Westside Road, the scars of the McDougall Creek Fire are still visible, and for those who live nearby, the aftermath is far from over.

Residents say many of the trees burned or damaged in the 2023 wildfire are now starting to fall, their roots weakened by the flames. Those trees have been crashing down onto power lines, leaving Wilson’s Landing and Traders Cove without electricity six times in the past month.

“The weekend of October 24th to 27th, the Wilson’s Landing and north area had power outages anywhere from 23 to 35 hours — all within a 54-hour period,” said Wilson’s Landing resident Blanche Beda.

Another resident, Bruce Ashton, says the outages have left many without basic utilities. “We don’t have natural gas where we are, Traders Cove does. Without power, we don’t

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