Power returned after broken pole causes outage in downtown Iqaluit
By Sarah St-Pierre
Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) has restored power to downtown Iqaluit, repairing the broken pole that caused it, the company said in a Facebook post shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday.
QEC shut power off in downtown Iqaluit on Saturday morning to ensure safety while crews look into fixing a broken power pole near Arctic College.
In a Facebook post, QEC asked that people avoid the area if possible during the work. The corporation shared on Facebook it expected power to be restored around 1 p.m. Crews worked on downtown power lines.
The outage affected the areas near NorthMart, Inuksuk High School, Arctic Ventures, the museum and Four Corners according to a map shared by QEC on Facebook.
A post from NorthMart on Facebook indicated the grocery store would delay its opening Saturday until power was restored. Arctic Ventures was not affected by the power outage.
The City of Iqaluit also said on Facebook that the Aquatic Centre would be closed until power returned.
QEC has not yet confirmed how the power pole came to be broken.
CBC News has contacted QEC and the Iqaluit RCMP to request more information.
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