Manitoba Hydro
360 Portage Ave. Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Heads up to the town of Belmont and the surrounding rural area east of Pelican Lake: We're taking an outage on Tuesday, Dec. 8 for critical maintenance. About 560 customers will be off from about 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Approximate area highlighted below.

We found an undated recipe book made by Manitoba Power Commission’s home economists before the company became Manitoba Hydro in 1961. It’s packed full of holiday treats for you to try out. Happy baking! PDF on our website: https://www.hydro.mb.ca/corpo/history/come_cook_with_us.pdf

In 2019, we visited 116 schools to teach electricity and natural gas safety Find out how we engage youth in safety education: https://www.hydro.mb.ca/corporate/social_responsibility/

We’ll miss seeing the smiling faces outside our downtown office, but the good cheer isn’t cancelled. The Winnipeg Santa Claus Parade has gone online this year and has some fun family activities for kids of all ages. Participate for a chance to win some prizes and most of all, to get in the spirit of the season Visit https://winnipegsantaparade.com/family-activities/ to get started!

Ice buildup on our power lines adds weight and causes our poles to be more susceptible to strong winds. Staff rolled ice off the lines near Grandview, one of the hardest hit areas from the ice storm that hit western Manitoba earlier this week

ATTENTION Piney, Woodridge, Sprague and surrounding area: we are taking an emergency #mboutage this morning to repair damaged equipment at our station. We expect 1,870 customers will be off for about an hour. Thanks for your patience.

We’ve released our first Corporate Social Responsibility Report. Read the report and its highlights here https://www.hydro.mb.ca/corporate/social_responsibility/

This 1949 bronze plaque honours Manitoba Power Commission (forerunner of Manitoba Hydro) employees who served in WWII and the four men who gave their lives in the fight for freedom. We plan to rededicate it when the pandemic allows. We remember.

News Release - Manitoba Hydro releases latest test results from Keeyask construction site

Since 1995, our Forest Enhancement Program has funded 1,298 tree planting and environmental education projects for non-profit groups in Manitoba Find out what we do to sustain natural habitats, species and vegetation in our province: https://www.hydro.mb.ca/corporate/social_responsibility/

As of Nov. 12 we’re suspending some activities due to the provincial Code Red. Safety is our number one priority we’ll still respond to outages and emergencies. www.hydro.mb.ca/covid19/

Waking up to this winter wonderland is a good reminder it’s time to have your natural gas furnace cleaned and inspected by a qualified heating contractor And don’t forget your furnace filter it should be changed every three months for efficient operation.

Heads up Angusville, Waywayseecappo, Rossburn and surrounding rural areas: We’re taking an outage on Oct. 18 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to install equipment on our lines to make our system more reliable. About 1,350 customers are affected. Approximate area highlighted in the map below.

No new cases reported at Keeyask since Nov. 6. See full news release: https://www.hydro.mb.ca/covid19/keeyask/

One year ago this weekend, our province was pummelled by the worst early winter storm in our utility’s history. Thanksgiving weekend turned out quite different than planned for many Manitobans, and it will once again be different for many due to the pandemic. On this anniversary, we remain thankful for our heroic employees, understanding customers, supportive communities and partner utilities.

Heads up Altona, we’re taking two outages tomorrow (Oct. 14) to the south side of town while we make necessary system upgrades. About 730 customers will be off at these two times tomorrow: - 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. All affected customers have already been called.

We’re taking an outage in the rural area just west of Morden on Friday, Oct. 9 from about 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will affect about 480 customers while we perform important underground cable work in the area. See map for the affected area.

In the past 3 years (201719), farm machinery has come in contact with our equipment 452 times, an average of 151 contacts per year. Cultivators and air seeders account for 45% of these contacts. Farm equipment contacts are preventable. Know the height of your equipment and allow adequate clearance so you can stay safe and keep the power flowing. If your equipment or load exceeds 4.8 metres, get an agricultural move permit. Without a permit, any damage is your responsibility.... https://www.hydro.mb.ca/safety/on_the_farm/ See more

Heads-up: starting Oct. 5 and going for two weeks, our meter readers are taking readings on seasonal properties (cottages/cabins/etc.). They might use their personal vehicles, but they’ll have ID. They’ll also be following proper COVID protocol. If your meter’s inside, we won’t read it you can call it in at 1-800-652-4490, enter it online, or take a photo of the meter and email [email protected].

We work with the Grand Rapids Fishermen’s Co-op to clear debris and rescue trapped fish when we open the spillway at Grand Rapids Generating Station. Watch how they keep the area safe for fishermen and recreational boaters

Heads up to Newdale, Erickson, and Sandy Lake areas. There will be a few large outages this weekend as we perform necessary upgrades to the line feeding the communities in the area. Outage details:... - Newdale and surrounding rural areas: Saturday, Oct. 3 from 9 to 2 p.m. - Erickson, Sandy Lake and surrounding rural areas: Sunday, Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thanks for your patience. Here's some info on being prepared for an outage: https://www.hydro.mb.ca/outages/power_outages/

Our employee Julie recently recently found out her uncle went to residential school in the 60s. Her dad was lucky to be of age and never had to go. Julie wears an orange shirt today to honour the lives of children who were taken away from their families. Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters

Heads up to Newdale, Erickson, and Sandy Lake areas. There will be a few large outages this weekend as we perform necessary upgrades to the line feeding the communities in the area. Outage details:... - Newdale and surrounding rural areas: Saturday, Oct. 3 from 9 to 2 p.m. - Erickson, Sandy Lake and surrounding rural areas: Sunday, Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thanks for your patience. Here's some info on being prepared for an outage: https://www.hydro.mb.ca/outages/power_outages/

Our employee Kevin wears an orange shirt today to help bring understanding to the history of residential schools. "As a father of three, awareness of Orange Shirt Day in schools has provided my children knowledge of history and acknowledges the families that went through this." Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters

We’re taking several large outages in southeastern Manitoba later this week and next week for critical maintenance and upgrades on the electrical supply to communities. Here are the details: - Zhoda and surrounding area: Thursday, Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 267 customers affected. ... - Piney and surrounding area: Thursday, Oct. 1 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 507 customers affected. - Mitchell and surrounding area: Saturday Oct. 3 from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. (Oct. 4). 1,284 customers affected. - Grunthal and surrounding area: Sunday, Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1,318 customers affected. - Kleefeld and surrounding area: Sunday Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 847 customers affected. - Ste Genevieve and surrounding area: Thursday Oct. 8 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 805 customers affected. Four of the planned outages are needed to allow our crews to safely do critical maintenance at area substations. The two outages Sunday will allow crews to safely do work on the new De Salaberry East Station under construction. https://www.hydro.mb.ca/projec/expansion/de_salaberry_east/ We understand the planned outages are inconvenient and we will work as quickly as we can. We’re doing the work now while the weather is still favourable, and to improve the reliability of our system in the region.

Our new bucket truck extends to nearly 200 ft. and allows easier access to our tallest overhead power lines. Its height means it shows up on the radar of the Winnipeg Airport when fully extended! The Bronto Skylift is designed to support energized line work up to 500-kV, and ensures we can complete the work safer and faster as our workers don’t have to climb the tower. ... One of the biggest challenges was making sure it was street legal. We took out a seat, swapped out steel wheels for aluminum and reduced the gas tank size to make sure it met the road weight limit. It comes in at 82,600 lbs Staff begin training on the new device next month.

To anyone planning to do some sightseeing or hiking this fall in and around the Seven Sisters Generating Station in our neighbouring Whitemouth River Valley / R...M of Whitemouth, please note that the Trans Canada Trail and the Seven Sisters spillway deck will be closed from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 and then again from Oct. 20 to Nov. 6 for Manitoba Hydro work. During those periods, you may notice construction equipment in the area and divers in the water around the dam.

ATTENTION Pukatagwagan - We require an outage to the entire community Sunday Sept. 27 from 9 am. to 3 p.m. to safely replace electrical equipment and remove dangerous trees near power lines to improve reliability and outage restoration times.

#TBT We stumbled on these stereographs searching the Library of Congress. They show Winnipeg’s electric streetcars in 1923 For more about stereographs, see: http://www.mhs.mb.ca//mb_/54/victorianvirtualreality.shtml