Yukon Power Grid Under ‘significant’ Strain As Deep Freeze Grips Western Canada

A heavy frost affecting overmuch of Western Canada has 1 bluish territory urging its residents to limit their powerfulness use.

Cold warnings from Environment Canada are successful effect for nan northernmost parts of Manitoba, arsenic good arsenic astir of Saskatchewan and Alberta — forecasting chills successful immoderate areas betwixt -45 and -50 C.

Further north, areas of nan Northwest Territories, specified arsenic Fort Simpson, are predicting akin conditions to past until precocious Wednesday.

Intense acold is besides impacting astir of nan Yukon, wherever Energy Minister Ted Laking is telling residents to conserve electricity.

He says nan grid is “under important strain” and connected Monday, Dec. 23 nan territory collapsed nan grounds for all-time highest demand, exceeding nan erstwhile grounds that was group conscionable a mates weeks ago.

Laking says owed to instrumentality failures crossed nan territory, group should beryllium prepared pinch emergency kits successful nan arena of a rolling blackout.

“In nan meantime, I inquire for your continued patience and thief by reducing energy usage during highest hours erstwhile possible,” Laking said successful a connection Monday.

These mini actions easiness unit connected nan grid and thief america debar worse outcomes.”