SaskPower has been dealing with a widespread outage in eastern Saskatchewan.
According to tweets issued Friday morning, freezing rain has caused a large volume of outages affecting customers in the east and southeast parts of the province. Crews have been dispatched and are assessing the damage, but currently there is no estimated time of restoration for affected customers.
Updates will be provided as information becomes available.
“If you are aware of a line down or an emergent situation, please stay clear of the line and call 310-2220,” SaskPower said in a tweet.
The outage map shows a large area is without power, spanning from north of Estevan to Wadena, and from the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border to west of Weyburn.
The Mercury will have more details as they become available.
