Saskatchewan wedding left in the dark after beaver bites down power pole

Oh, dam!

A busy beaver is being blamed for leaving a Saskatchewan couple in the dark on their wedding day.

The beaver chewed through a power pole, knocking out electricity May 27 at Kim and Calum Martin’s wedding at The Resort at Cypress Hills.

The lights went out in the afternoon, shortly after the ceremony, Kim said. Staff brought out lamps and candles for the wedding, and used generators to keep the music and some lights going.

The outage affected much of the Cypress Hills and Maple Creek area, with power remaining out until about 1 a.m. the next day.

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  Power was knocked out in Saskatchewan's Cypress Hills and Maple Creek area after a beaver chewed through this power pole. (SaskPower/Facebook)

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  Kim and Calum Martin enjoy their first dance at their wedding in Cypress Hills on May 27, 2017. The wedding was left without power after a beaver chewed down a power pole in the area. Staff used a generator to keep some lights going at the wedding. (supplied)