Street lights were out in downtown Saskatoon and most residents on the city’s west side were without power Saturday evening.
A major power outage that lasted several hours affected nearly 20 neighbourhoods, according to the city’s Twitter account.
Power was out downtown and in Caswell Hill, City Park, Holiday Park, Hudson Bay Park, Kelsey-Woodlawn, King George, Mayfair, Meadowgreen, Montgomery Place, Mount Royal, North Park, Riversdale, Westmount, Westview and several industrial neighbourhoods.
The city said areas powered by certain substations were affected.
“There is an issue with the City power supply for 7 sub-stations, affecting west side neighbourhoods within Circle Dr.,” the city tweeted.
The outage knocked out the city’s website, phone lines and service alert system — a system that notifies residents via text and email of emergencies, power outages, etc.
The city’s Twitter account blamed the snowy weather — more specifically, ice — for the outage.
“We isolated two locations affected by icing. Substations and power slowly coming back online,” one tweet read.
Power was restored in some areas around 7 p.m.
Major power outage affecting most neighbourhoods on west side of city. We are investigating the issue; update in 30 mins. @YXEServiceAlert
— City of Saskatoon (@cityofsaskatoon) April 25, 2015
At least 13 neighbourhoods affected by power outage at 5 PM today: Holiday Park, SW Industrial, Central Industrial, Airport Industrial
— City of Saskatoon (@cityofsaskatoon) April 25, 2015
Other neighbourhoods affected by power outage: North Park, Kelsey Woodlawn, City Park, Caswell Hill, parts of Riversdale, Hudson Bay Park
— City of Saskatoon (@cityofsaskatoon) April 25, 2015
Other neighbourhoods affected by power outage: King George, Montgomery Place and Meadwow Green. Thanks for your patience as we investigate.
— City of Saskatoon (@cityofsaskatoon) April 25, 2015
Thanks for patience during this major west-side power outage, City power customers. City website & phones are offline. Keep following.
— City of Saskatoon (@cityofsaskatoon) April 25, 2015
Power outage update: There is an issue with the City power supply for 7 sub-stations, affecting west side neighbourhoods within Circle Dr.
— City of Saskatoon (@cityofsaskatoon) April 25, 2015
Recap: Current power outage for 'hoods serviced by 7 City Power substations on west side. 3 crews checking lines - repair time unknown.
— City of Saskatoon (@cityofsaskatoon) April 26, 2015
Power Update: We isolated two locations affected by icing. Substations and power slowly coming back online over the next 15 mins.
— City of Saskatoon (@cityofsaskatoon) April 26, 2015
Power Outage Update: We are hopeful that all 18 neighbourhoods affected will be up and running shortly. Thanks for your patience!
— City of Saskatoon (@cityofsaskatoon) April 26, 2015
Power Outage Update: Yay! Most of the power is restored. Still working on Mayfair, Caswell Hill, Westmont, Wesview, Hudson B P & Airport Ind
— City of Saskatoon (@cityofsaskatoon) April 26, 2015
Power update: Now 8 PM - It's taking a bit longer to restore Mayfair, Caswell Hill, Westmont, Mont Royal, Westview, Hudson B P & Airport Ind
— City of Saskatoon (@cityofsaskatoon) April 26, 2015
