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(Update - 2:05 p.m.): According to BC Hydro, power in the TRU area will be restored at approximately 5 p.m.
(Original - 1:35 p.m.): Kamloops residents should be aware of two power outages that are taking place near Thompson Rivers University.
According to BC Hydro, a bird made contact with a powerline which caused the outage.
Crews have been on scene working to fix the outage since 11:05 a.m.
The areas affected include buildings west of Columbia Street, north of Hillside Drive, and south of Guerin Road.
A total of 424 customers are currently affected by the outage. NowMedia will update the story when more information becomes available.