Tag Archives: FoxCreek

Power Outage, 3-Nov-2018

The FoxCreek community experienced a power outage on Saturday, 3-Nov-2018/10:44pm to Sunday 4-Nov-2018/9:26am due to strong winds.

FOXweather was partially affected as data was collected but could not be broadcasted on Sunday, 4-Nov-2018 from 7:36am to 9:26am due to depletion of our battery backups.

FOXlive data was collected but no broadcast took place during the outage. FOXlive was up and broadcasting again on Sunday, 4-Nov-2018/12:57pm.

 

 

FoxCreek Community Access Roads Graded

On 30/31-May-2018 both our access roads to the FoxCreek community
– Old Kettle Rd from Mill Village to the Fox Creek turnaround
– Medway Harbour Rd, from Hwy 331 to the turnaround
have been leveled. The grader scraped all the gravel (and dirt) back onto the roads that was pushed to side during snow removal.

While the roads look nice and smooth, they are not – smooth.
Be extra careful for the time being and Continue reading FoxCreek Community Access Roads Graded →

Power Outage, 13-Mar-2018

Another strong Nor’easter (the 4th this year) wreaked havoc along the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, starting Tuesday afternoon, 13-Mar-2018, causing floods, storm surges, widespread power outages and communication line disruptions.

Power was lost in the FoxCreek community on Tuesday, 13-Mar-2018/6:54pm and was restored on Wednesday, 14-Mar-2018/7:21pm – a little over 24 hours later – for the community. Continue reading Power Outage, 13-Mar-2018 →

Power Outage, 23-Nov-2017

The FoxCreek community experienced a power outage on Thursday, 23-Nov-2017 from 01:38am to 3:29pm caused by trees taking the power lines down due to strong winds.

FOXweather was partially affected as data was collected but could not be broadcasted from 1:26pm to 3:40pm due to depletion of the battery backup.

FOXlive data was collected but no broadcast took place after 11:06pm when the system was shut down as a precaution. FOXlive was up and broadcasting again at 3:54pm. Continue reading Power Outage, 23-Nov-2017 →

FoxCreek Community Access Roads Graded

On 20-Nov-2017 both access roads to the FoxCreek community
– Old Kettle Rd from Mill Village to the Fox Creek turnaround
– Medway Harbour Rd, from Hwy 331 to the turnaround
have been partially filled and scraped … finally!

While the roads look nice and smooth, they are not – smooth.
Be extra careful for the time being and Continue reading FoxCreek Community Access Roads Graded →