An example of a fire-damaged structure seen during an aerial survey of a Manitoba Hydro transmission line in Leaf Rapids. (MANITOBA HYDRO / HANDOUT)
Manitoba Hydro has launched an online dashboard to keep Manitobans informed about power restoration efforts in communities affected by wildfires.
The outage response dashboard provides daily updates on the number of customers without electricity, damaged or destroyed structures, repairs completed, and estimated restoration timelines where available.
“Manitoba Hydro crews have already made considerable progress repairing the significant amount of our infrastructure damaged in this wildfire crisis,” said Manitoba Hydro president and CEO Allan Danroth.
“But we are just getting access to some hard-to-reach areas and finding more damage as we enter those locations. Also, some fires are still burning, impeding restoration efforts.”
A new 40-person camp has been set up in Leaf Rapids to support restoration efforts, while SaskPower is sending additional tracked vehicles and crews to help. Contractors are also being brought in, with hundreds of personnel now working in northern Manitoba during what the utility describes as the worst wildfire season in 30 years.
