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Planned power outage to affect nearly 2,000 customers in Elmwood Sunday

A planned power outage over the weekend will affect nearly 2,000 customers Sunday morning. File / Global News

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Hydro is planning to interrupt power to approximately 1,700 customers in Winnipeg’s Elmwood neighbourhood Sunday morning.

The outage is expected to begin at 6 a.m. and last for 30 minutes. Street lights on Nairn Avenue and Talbot Avenue between Grey and Panet Road will also be affected by the outage.

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The outage is needed to switch the area’s electrical supply over to a new substation which will enhance service reliability in the area according to a Manitoba Hydro news release.

The boundaries of the outage are:

  • Manhattan Avenue to Castle Avenue to the north
  • Nairn Avenue to the south
  • Stapleton Street to the east
  • Gateway Road to the west

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