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Power Outage, 13-Feb-2017

The FoxCreek community experienced a power outage from 13-Feb-2017/4:01pm to 14-Feb-2016/6:27pm caused by a power line down from strong winds and heavy snow.

FOXweather was partially affected as data was collected but could not be broadcasted from 6:50am to 10:45am on 14-Feb-2017.

FOXlive data was collected but no broadcast took place as the system was shut down as a precaution at 9:30pm. FOXlive was up and broadcasting again at 14-Feb-2017/7pm.

No weather data was lost.

20170213 Power Line down

 

NS Power Info Session

Nova Scotia Power is holding an Open House information session about heat pumps, customer care, safety, and the HomeWarming program.

Come and see what direction NS Power is steering to. Customer feedback is welcome.

There will be refreshments and prizes and we would love to see you there.

Power Outage, 7-Aug-2015

Today, 7-Augr-2015, the FoxCreek community experienced a power outage from 2:35pm to 4:38 pm.

Communities from Milton/Liverpool up to the Camperdown/Lapland area and including E/W Berlin, Port/East Port Medway, Voglers Cove, Cherry Hill and Broad Cove were also affected.

Edit: 8-Aug-2015
The outage was caused by a crane collapsing on power lines in Milton.
See here for details …

FOXweather was not affected and data was updated and broadcasted during the outage.
FOXlive was updated but unable to broadcast its data.

All is well at the time of this post.

South Canoe Wind Project

Ever wondered where all these trucks went to that could be seen on Hwy 103 & Hwy 12 in the fall/2014 or what happened to their cargo?
Could you identify the load as the turbine blades for the South Canoe Wind project?

The South Canoe Wind Farm construction started in 2013 and is nearing its completion. This will be celebrated with a Grand Opening on 21-Jun-2015 on location. See here for details.

South Canoe Wind Farm project (1)

For more information go to ©2015 South Canoe Wind Project website.