Upcoming planned power outage affecting areas near Queen’s University on June 3
Electricity customers will experience planned power outages on Wednesday, June 3, as our crews complete infrastructure upgrades to improve system reliability.
One area will experience two brief outages, while another will experience an 8-hour outage.
Find detailed information about outage times and affected streets.
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