UPDATE 10:00pm: it’s taking longer to complete the work due to the rough terrain and limited access for equipment. We are aiming for 11:30 to restore power, thanks for your patience 3/3

Flood safety: spring 2026 During a flood, both electrical and natural gas safety are extremely important.

Stay safe, Manitoba. More info on our website: www.hydro.mb.ca/articles/202...

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After a flood:
🔹Do not enter flooded basements/buildings. Always assume electrical equipment/wiring is energized until we’ve confirmed safe disconnection
🔹Call us any time at 1-888-624-9376 to disconnect power
🔹Before excavating to clear flooded areas, Click Before You Dig

During a flood:
🔹Avoid standing water as underground or downed power lines can carry an electric charge
🔹Watch for submerged poles and low-hanging power lines if travelling by boat
🔹Avoid travelling after dark as power lines will be near impossible to see

Before an expected flood:
🔹Turn off the main breaker if it's safe to do so. Never enter water to reach electrical equipment
🔹Move electrical equipment out of basements
🔹If excavating for flood mitigation, Click Before You Dig
🔹Ensure sewer backwater valve & sump pump work to prevent backup

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PSA: Flood Safety 🧵

Parts of Manitoba could experience flooding this spring. Here's some info to help prevent a bad situation from getting worse.

Update: power is back on.

Power will be out at 6:30 p.m., and we're aiming to have it back on around 9:30 p.m., but this could change as we work. This work needs to happen as soon as possible — thank you for your patience (2/2) #mboutage

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Eastern Manitoba: we need to take an outage this evening (April 20) to make some critical repairs. This will affect customers in Berens River First Nation, Bloodvein River First Nation, Little Grand Rapids First Nation, Poplar River First Nation, Pauingassi First Nation, and Loon Straits (1/2)

A map of Manitoba highlights an area around Riverton that is currently affected by an outage.

Broken equipment hangs next to a wood utility pole.

Riverton/Washow Bay: we're currently working to replace some broken equipment. Power is out for about 980 customers in the area. Aiming to have power back on around 6 p.m. #mboutage

A map of Manitoba highlights an area around the Rural Municipality of Wallace-Woodworth and Sioux Valley Dakota Nation that will be affected by an outage.

RM of Wallace-Woodworth/Sioux Valley Dakota Nation: we need to take an outage this afternoon (April 16) to safely complete some critical maintenance. Power will be out for about 840 customers from 4 to 5 p.m. Thank you for your patience. #mboutage

A map of Brandon highlights an area around the East End that will be affected by an outage.

Brandon - East End: we need to replace some equipment and will have to take an outage to do this work safely. Power will be out on April 22 for about 240 customers from 9 to 11 a.m. Thank you for your patience as we complete this work. #mboutage

Update 3: we've fully restored the area. The outage was caused by wildlife.

Update 2: we've partially restored the area and are continuing to work toward full restoration.

Update: we're working as quickly as possible to safely restore power, but there's still more work to do. Aiming to have power back on shortly. Thanks for your patience.

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St. Boniface and Old St. Vital (Winnipeg): staff are finalizing a fix for the outage that happened overnight affecting 1,910 customers. We expect to have power restored by 8:30 am but it could change depending on how repairs progress. #MBoutage

‪Update: power was restored to all remaining customers in Waverley West around 6 am. ‬

‪Waverley West update: we’ve been able to restore about 1,000 customers as of 9:15 pm. The remaining 570 customers will be out until the pole is replaced - we’re estimating about 6 am tomorrow. #MBoutage ‬

Waverley West update: staff are working to replace the damaged pole and expect to have power restored by about 1 am, though it could be sooner or later depending on how repairs progress. #MBoutage

Pole fires: a leading cause of springtime outages Pole fires are a common cause of outages. Learn how and why pole fires occur in spring.

Here’s some info on pole fires in case you’re curious ⬇️

www.hydro.mb.ca/articles/202...

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Waverley West, Winnipeg: we’re responding to an outage affecting about 1,570 customers. Cause is a pole fire. #MBoutage

A map showing the area east of Cross Lake highlighted in red on a map.

Cross Lake / Pimicikamak Cree Nation: a car hit a pole and we needed to take an outage today to make repairs.

We’ll be able to restore power for the night but we’ll also need to take an outage to the same 180 customers tomorrow from about 9 am to 1 pm to finish the work.

Update: power is back on

A map of Manitoba highlights an area around La Broquerie and Marchand that is currently affected by an outage.

La Broquerie/Marchand: we’re en route to an outage affecting about 1,400 customers #mboutage

A map with a red overlay indicating a power outage in the Gladstone Langruth area.

GLADSTONE AND LANGRUTH AREA - crews are responding to an outage affecting close to 1200 customers in the area. We will be working to safely restore power as quick as possible. #MBoutage

A map of Winnipeg highlights an area of the Rural Municipality of Springfield near the Perimeter Highway that will be affected by an outage.

RM of Springfield: we need to take an outage on Sunday, April 12 to safely complete critical maintenance. 300 customers will be out from around 9am-11am. About 20 customers will be out from about 9am-3pm. Check the outage map to see the outlined areas: www.hydro.mb.ca/outages/outa... #mboutage

A map with a red overlay indicating a power outage in the Lord Roberts area in Winnipeg.

LORD ROBERTS AREA, WPG - we are looking into a problem that has knocked out power to about 500 homes and businesses in the area. Our crews are working to safely restore power as quick as possible. #MBoutage

Update: power is back on

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Winnipeg - St. George: we need to take an outage to safely complete some repairs to improve reliability. This will affect about 200 customers around St. Anne's Road near Fermor Avenue. Power will go out around 2:30 p.m. and we're aiming to have it back on again around 3 #mboutage

(2/2) Exact times and durations could change depending on progress. We know it’s inconvenient, but this work will improve reliability to prevent sudden, longer outages. Thank you for your patience. #mboutage