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Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Cambridge Bay that a planned community-wide power outage will occur on Thursday, September 13 from 12:30 a.m. to 3:30 a.m.

This outage is required to perform testing and maintenance work on the distribution system.

QEC would like to thank the residents for their understanding and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Media Contact:
Renee Boucher
Acting Manager, Corporate Communications
Qulliq Energy Corporation
(867) 979-7524
rboucher@qec.nu.ca

The governments of Canada and Nunavut are working together to take action on climate change, helping residents save money while they improve energy efficiency.

Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced a federal investment of almost $12 million that will go toward energy efficiency retrofits for Nunavut’s public housing and the installation of new district heating systems in the communities of Sanikiluaq and Taloyoak.

Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Baker Lake that QEC will continue environmental remediation around the old power plant site from September 10 to September 21. The affected area is highlighted on the map below.

The remediation land farm currently installed at the power plant site requires an expansion in order to complete the environmental work. The expansion is expected to help accelerate the remediation process.

Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Cambridge Bay that there will be a planned power outage in a section of the community on Saturday, September 8 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. The affected area is highlighted in yellow on the map below.

This outage is required to make repairs to the distribution system. Crews will be replacing a power pole that was damaged during the winter season.

QEC would like to thank the residents for their understanding and apologize for the inconvenience this may cause during this time.

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Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Cambridge Bay that there will be a planned power outage in a section of the community on Sunday, September 2 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The affected area is highlighted on the map below.

This outage is required to perform repairs and maintenance to the distribution system to improve reliability.

QEC would like to thank the residents for their understanding and apologize for the inconvenience this may cause during this time.

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Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Pangnirtung that there will be a planned power outage in a section of the community on Sunday, August 26 from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. The affected area is highlighted on the map below.

This outage is required to relocate power lines to accommodate the location of the new RCMP detachment.

QEC would like to thank the residents for their understanding and apologize for the inconvenience this may cause during this time.

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Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Whale Cove that there will be a planned power outage in a section of the community on Sunday, August 19 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. The affected area is highlighted on the map below.

This outage is required to relocate power poles to accommodate the community’s road project.

QEC would like to thank the residents for their understanding and apologize for the inconvenience this may cause during this time.

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Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Gjoa Haven that there will be planned power outages in the community on Saturday, August 18 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. (affected area is highlighted in yellow on the map below) and on Sunday, August 19 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. (affected area is highlighted in orange on the map below).

These power outages are required to perform repairs and maintenance to the distribution system to improve reliability.

Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Taloyoak that there will be a planned power outage in a section of the community on Sunday, August 12 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The affected area is highlighted on the map below.

This outage is required to perform repairs and maintenance to the distribution system to improve reliability.

QEC would like to thank the residents for their understanding and apologize for the inconvenience this may cause during this time.

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QEC offices will be closed on Monday, August 6 to celebrate the Civic Holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday August 7 at 8:30 a.m.