Reports are suggesting a 4.1 earthquake in the Esterhazy area caused a power outage Thursday night. Affected areas included Esterhazy, Whitewood, Wapella, Stockholm, Rocanville, Tantallon, Spy Hill, Moosomin and surrounding areas. Darlene from Gerald, which is about 88 kilometers southeast of Yorkton, called the GX94 morning show in Yorkton on Friday and said her and […]
Moose Jaw’s mayor wants a new natural gas power station in his city to be grandfathered by the federal government. Fraser Tolmie has written a letter to the Prime Minister in which he makes that request saying it was initiated and planned for prior to a change in federal regulations. Tolmie says it is a […]
SaskPower’s grid is getting tested as southern Saskatchewan is under an extreme heat warning, but the company says it is doubtful we will see a consumption record happen. “It’s not likely we will set one on Friday.” SaskPower’s Jordan Jackle said. “We are keeping an eye on things though as there is a chance we […]
All power has been restored. Updates can be found on SaskPower’s website or Twitter account.
Saskpower is continuing with their commercial and industrial smart meter program this year. The crown will install 20,000 new smart meters to several businesses, including some of Saskpower’s biggest customers. Spokesperson Joel Cherry said some customers that will have the new meters will be oilfields and other large customers of that nature. “The other half […]
SaskPower is making infrastructure upgrades in the near future in several communities across the province. Crews will be in Regina, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, White City and Emerald Park to replace 17 kilometers of underground cable and install 80 kilometers of duct work in an effort to reduce outages. Spokesperson Joel Cherry said the […]
UPDATE – All power has been restored.
The Saskatchewan NDP is saying not enough is being done regarding power outages in the province. SaskPower released their 2018-2019 annual report Friday morning when Minister responsible Dustin Duncan and SaskPower President and CEO Mike Marsh addressed the issues regarding recent power outages in Regina. The message from the government is they are looking into […]
Minister responsible for SaskPower Dustin Duncan spoke about the numbers from the 2018-2019 annual report at the Legislative Building on Friday morning. (Photo: Moises Canales/620 CKRM) SaskPower released its 2018-2019 annual report on Friday morning, detailing numbers and figures from a year of growth and foundation for the province’s future. One topic that was […]
SaskPower will be making changes to some streetlights in Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw and Lloydminster over the next several months. Around 8,800 streetlights will be upgraded to Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting in 2019 from current High-Pressure Sodium Vapour fixtures. The investment for installing these new lights this year is at $2.8 million. “LEDs use […]
