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All customers in Cross Lake/Pimicikamak have had electrical service restored by Manitoba Hydro Friday afternoon. All needed repairs were made to the downed transmission line serving the community.
Beginning Thursday afternoon, customers were re-energized in stages to avoid overloading the system.
By the end of Thursday night, about 75 per cent of customers had power.
The outage originally occurred on Sunday night. Manitoba Hydro supplied a large generator to restore power to a water treatment plant, and eight generators to power eight heavy duty heaters for the community’s use during the outage.
”Thank you to our customers in Cross Lake/Pimicikamak for their patience and understanding as we worked to restore service during this prolonged outage,” said Hal Turner, Manitoba Hydro’s Chief Operating Officer in a news release.
During the outage, more than 20 Manitoba Hydro employees stepped in during the holiday season.
“I want to also thank all of the Manitoba Hydro employees and others who took time out of their holiday season to safely complete this difficult repair in such cold temperatures,” Turner said.
“The safety of our employees and customers is always our first priority. We know the pressure our crews often face when dealing with prolonged outages, and their commitment to working safely in these situations needs to be recognized,” Turner said.
Staff continue to monitor the equipment as it returns to normal operation.
