Tag: Quebec ice storm

Thousands of Hydro-Québec Clients Lose Power After Churchill Falls Interruption

Quebec’s electric utility says thousands are without power in the province after a problem at the Churchill Falls generating station in Labrador. A Hydro–Québec spokesman says the station experienced a sudden interruption today, which triggered protection mechanisms that responded by cutting power, adding the utility is investigating what happened. Around noon, the provincially-owned utility reported…


About 16,000 Quebec Clients Remain Without Power Six Days After Ice Storm

Quebec’s electric utility says it still can’t say with certainty when power will return to all the homes and businesses affected by last week’s ice storm. About 16,000 customers are still off the grid, and Hydro-Québec says the majority of them are in the Montreal area. Utility spokesman Francis Labbé says work is particularly complicated…


Hydro-Québec Says Some Ice Storm Power Outages Will Not Be Fixed Before Tuesday

Another 50,000 Hydro–Québec customers should see their power restored by end of day on Sunday, the utility said while warning some of its remaining repairs to lines damaged by last week’s deadly ice storm may not be completed until Tuesday. About 83,700 Hydro–Québec clients were without power around 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon, down from 114,000…


Power Will Soon Return for 30% of the 1.1 Million Without After Quebec Ice Storm, Say Officials

Quebec officials say about 1,100 workers are out restoring power to the 1.1 million who lost it amid an ice storm Wednesday. They expect to have a third restored within 24 hours. While Wednesday’s ice storm recalls the 1998 ice storm that ravaged the region, officials say it won’t be that bad this time. In…