We’re deeply saddened by the tragedy at CFB Wainwright. Our sincere condolences go to the families, friends and colleagues of the Canadian Armed Forces members who lost their lives, as well as those who were injured and their loved ones. Our hearts go out to the entire Wainwright community and everyone impacted by this tragedy. Thank you to the first responders, emergency personnel and healthcare workers who have been there to help. We stand with Wainwright.

We are currently responding to transmission-related outages due to high winds across Alberta. We appreciate your patience as crews work safely to restore service as soon as possible. If you see a downed or damaged power line, stay at least 10 metres away and call 911 immediately. For the latest distribution outage information, please visit: service.fortisalberta.com/ @FortisAlberta

RT @FortisAlberta: As a result of outages caused by today's heavy winds, our Customer Care Centre is currently experiencing high call volum…

High winds are expected across many parts of Alberta today. Our teams are monitoring conditions, but severe weather can sometimes lead to power outages. If you see a downed or damaged power line, stay at least 10 metres away and call 911 immediately. Learn how to stay safe and prepared: altalink.ca/safety-and-prepa… Stay safe out there!

Power has now been restored to customers who were affected by the transmission outage in the Lac La Biche and Athabasca area. If you are still without power, please refer to the FortisAlberta outage map at service.fortisalberta.com/ @FortisAlberta

Update on the power outage impacting the @LacombeCounty and @AthabascaCounty area. Crews continue to complete repairs and we anticipate restoring power to customers affected by the transmission outage around 18:00 tonight. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to safely re-energize the system. @FortisAlberta

Update on the power outage impacting the @LacLaBicheCo and @AthabascaCounty area. Crews have identified a downed transmission pole, resulting from heavy winds, and are working to be able to restore power. We will provide an update on the anticipated restoration time as the work progresses. We appreciate your patience and understanding while our crews work safely to get power restored as soon as possible. @FortisAlberta

We are aware of an outage impacting customers in the Lac La Biche County and Athabasca County area. Crews are investigating the cause and we're working closely with FortisAlberta to restore power safely and as quickly as we can. We will provide more information as we have it. @LacLaBicheCo @AthabascaCounty @FortisAlberta

At AltaLink, looking out for one another is more than a value, it’s part of our culture. That culture was on display at the Working Stronger Conference, hosted by the Canadian Mental Health Association where our own Dane Harrison, Transmission Lineman and one of the key organizers of the BuddyUp program, shared how AltaLink employees developed an initiative that is helping spark meaningful conversations about mental health both within our organization and beyond. We're proud to foster a workplace where people are encouraged to check in, speak up, ask for help, and support one another through life's challenges. Thank you, Dane, for representing AltaLink and sharing the impact of BuddyUp with others committed to building healthier, more supportive workplaces. @CMHA_AB

Snow is expected across many parts of Alberta this weekend. Severe weather can sometimes lead to power outages. If you see a downed or damaged power line, stay at least 10 metres away. Learn more: bit.ly/4gJbNRp

Today, we welcomed customers, industry partners and government representatives to AltaLink’s 12th annual Let’s Connect event. Highlights included a fireside chat with the Hon. @RjSigurdson, Minister of Affordability and Utilities, and an industry panel featuring Paul Lee from AltaLink, Aaron Engen from @theAESO, Janine Sullivan from @FortisAlberta and Mike Shaw from @ATCO Energy Systems, discussing how collaboration can help enable Alberta’s next chapter of growth and opportunity.

Our control centre continuously monitors conditions across our system. During extreme and dangerous fire weather conditions, where the threat of sparking a wildfire is extreme, we may proactively shut off power to our impacted transmission lines until conditions are safe to turn it back on. This is called a Public Safety Power Shutoff, and is a last resort measure to ensure public safety. Learn more at altalink.ca/wildfiresafety

Notice: On Tuesday, Sept. 15, AltaLink crews will be completing repairs on three structures on our 54L transmission line along the Benchlands Trail pathway in the @townofcanmore. The pathway will remain open to the public while the repair work takes place. Please watch for construction signage and crew direction as side-by-side vehicles will require access to the area periodically. This repair work is separate from the 54L Transmission Line Rebuild project. For information on that project visit altalink.ca/project/54L/

Power outage update: Crews continue to complete restoration work and at this time we anticipate restoring power around midnight tonight. We want to thank everyone impacted for your patience and understanding today. We know how important electricity is to you. To be able to restore power safely, our crews needed to understand the full extent of the damage to be able to complete the necessary steps to get power back on, and they've been working to do this as quickly as possible. @YHCounty @FortisAlberta

Power outage update: Crews identified damaged equipment within our substation. They continue to investigate the cause of the damage and are working to isolate the damaged equipment to be able to restore power this evening. We will provide an update on the anticipated restoration time as the work progresses. We appreciate your patience and understanding while our crews work safely to get power on as soon as possible. @YHCounty @FortisAlberta

We are aware of an outage impacting @YHCounty in the Hinton area. Crews are investigating and we're working closely with @FortisAlberta to restore power safely and as quickly as we can. We will provide more information as we have it.