Power restored for most Manitoba Hydro customers in East St. Paul
Heat back on for most of Winnipeg bedroom community by 8:15 a.m.
The lights were out — and worse, the heat was off — for 1,275 Manitoba Hydro customers in East St. Paul, just north of Winnipeg, on Thursday morning.
A power line was down at Gateway Road and Pritchard Farm Road, just north of the intersection of the Perimeter Highway and Highway 59, Manitoba Hydro spokesman Bruce Owen said.
Hydro crews restored power to most customers by 8:15 a.m., the Manitoba Hydro website says, although 21 customers were still waiting for power at 9 a.m.
With a cold weather alert in effect for most of Manitoba, homes that rely on electricity to keep warm or even just keep their furnace operating cool off quickly.
The temperature at the Winnipeg airport was –31 C at 7 a.m., Environment Canada reported.
<a href="https://twitter.com/manitobahydro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@manitobahydro</a> Power outtage over in East St. Paul. Is there any update on what's going on? Our building runs on electrical heat and are worried about the water lines.
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