A power outage caused by weather damage continues to affect the City of Regina and surrounding areas on Friday.
The power outage affected 18 Regina neighborhoods Friday afternoon, with parts of southeast Saskatchewan also experiencing issues.
At 4:30 p.m., SaskPower said 16 of those neighbourhoods had their power restored, but were unable to provide a restoration time for Regina Harbour Landing and Albert Park south.
In another update at 5:10 p.m., SaskPower said all power has been restored to the neighbourhoods affected in Regina.
However, at 5:25 p.m., an update from SaskPower said crews were dispatched and determining the cause and repair time for Fairways West, Rosemont, Westhill, Dieppe, Westerra, Normanview, Lakeview River Heights, the West part Harbour Landing, and Cathedral.
Pense, Grand Coulee and surrounding areas were also included in that update.
5:06 PM: Repairs have been completed and power restored in Regina-Harbour Landing & Albert Park. If your power hasn’t been restored, please call us at 310-2220, or report it online at https://t.co/sx8wi3ctoH. #skoutage
— SaskPower (@SaskPower) March 14, 2025
According to SaskPower, the outages were caused by weather damage.
In an email to CTV News around 4 p.m., SaskPower said crews are currently patrolling the transmission line where the outage originated.
Crews were able to restore a number of customers by switching and re-routing power from different lines, SaskPower told CTV News, but are still investigating the location of the outage.
At 2:51 p.m., SaskPower first announced on social media crews had been dispatched for the reported outage.
North Central, Warehouse District, Cathedral, Downtown, Lakeview, Crescents, Riverside, Harbour Landing, Parliament Place, Albert Park, Whitmore Park, and Hillsdale areas were all affected.
At 3:01 p.m., SaskPower updated the outage to include more neighbourhoods, including the Pioneer Village, Rosemont, Mount Royal, Coronation Park, Normanview and Normanview West areas.
Parts of southeast Saskatchewan were also hit with power outages due to weather. The entire City of Estevan lost power just before 3 p.m.
Beinfait, Lampman, Roche Percee, and surrounding areas also lost power.
At 4:26 p.m., services were restored in Estevan, North Portal, Bienfait, and Roche Percee. SaskPower said they are unable to provide a restoration time for Lampman, Steelman and surrounding rural areas north and east of Estevan.
4:26 PM: Crews are working to repair damaged equipment by the weather but are unable to provide a restoration time for Lampman, Steelman and surrounding rural areas north and east of Estevan. Estevan and North Portal, Bienfait, Roche Percee has #skoutage 1/2
— SaskPower (@SaskPower) March 14, 2025
You can follow the latest on any outage in the province here.
