High winds knocked down trees, one onto a powerline last week on the West Shore.

A tree fell onto powerlines in Colwood at 3 p.m. on July 7 leaving two homes in Belmont Park without power. Winds hit the region at 70 kilometres per hour.

B次元官网网址淭he rotten old tree was taken down in the wind,B次元官网网址� said Colwood fire Chief Russ Cameron.

A live powerline lay across the yard of a home on the corner of Belmont and College roads in ColwoodB次元官网网址檚 Belmont Park. Other wires were resting on the tree.

Colwood Fire Rescue cordoned off the area and waited for BC Hydro and military electricians to arrive.

Fire crews were cautious of the scene because they were uncertain if the wind could push the tree more and possibly drop more power lines.

In Metchosin on the same day just before 5 p.m., an alder tree on Kangaroo Road near Eagles Road toppled over blocking both directions of traffic.

B次元官网网址淚t had a soft root system,B次元官网网址� said Ben Josephson, of Metchosin public works. B次元官网网址淭he tree was scheduled to be taken down the next day.B次元官网网址�

The tree didnB次元官网网址檛 hit any lines or cause any damage. Metchosin volunteer firefighters arrived on scene to deal with traffic as Metchosin public works crew removed the tree.

The road was cleared within half an hour.

reporter@goldstreamgazette.com