Hundreds of people in northern British Columbia are without internet service after a beaver chews through the cable.
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A beaver chewed through fiber cable at multiple points, causing the internet to go down on Saturday and affecting service to Telus customers in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. The company said service had been fully restored by Sunday afternoon. (Diane Stinson) |
Internet service was disrupted for approximately 900 customers in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, after a beaver chewed through a critical fiber cable, causing "extensive" damage.
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Hundreds of people in northern British Columbia are without internet service after a beaver chews through the cable. |
Telus spokesperson Liz Sauvé said in a statement that in a "very bizarre and uniquely Canadian turn of events," crews discovered that a beaver chewed through the cable at multiple points, causing the internet to go down on Saturday around 4 a.m.
Nearby dam and it seems like a 4.5 inch (4.4") thick pipe has been dug underground along the bank to reach the cable. The baby knocked through the pipeline before crossing the cable in various places "In line with the declaration.
According to Sauvé, a photo from the site appeared to show the beavers using Telus materials to construct their home. She claims the image depicts fiber marking tape, which is typically buried underground, on top of their dam.
Additional equipment and technicians were brought in to help expose the cable and determine how far the damage extended up the line.
According to the statement, the conditions were difficult because the ground above the cable was partially frozen.
The company stated that the service was fully restored by 3:30 p.m. PT on Sunday. It had warned that cellphone service would be spotty in the area until the cable was repaired.
Tumbler Ridge is a town in northeastern British Columbia with a population of approximately 2,000 people.
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