Please note the outages planned for July 7 – 9 have been cancelled. All upgrade work has been completed ahead of schedule.

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Previous Advisory:

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is informing customers in Fogo Island of a series of brief outages affecting the community, from July 3 to July 9. These outages will last approximately 30 minutes between 5 – 6 p.m. each day.

An outage is also required in Change Islands on July 3 for 30 minutes between 5 – 6 p.m

These outages are required for our teams to complete critical upgrade work to the distribution system. To complete this work in a safe and timely manner, there will be additional Hydro crews on the Island and residents and visitors are asked to be aware of work activity, crews and equipment and vehicles in the area.

We realize that outages, even planned ones, are disruptive and we thank you for your understanding as we complete this essential work on the electricity system to ensure continued reliability for your area.

For outage information any time, visit www.nlhydro.com/outages, call us at 1-888-737-1296, or follow Hydro on Facebook and X.

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travelers in the Star Lake area of Central Newfoundland that there is no longer the potential for releases of water at the Star Lake Spillway into Star Brook and then Beothuk Lake at this time.

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travelers in the Star Lake area of Central Newfoundland that the company is no longer releasing water at the Star Lake Spillway into Star Brook and then Beothuk Lake at this time.

The potential for additional releases remains however, and could begin at any time. People are advised to use the area with great caution as water levels and flows may be higher than normal and may be unpredictable.

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June 18, 2024: Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers in the Jackson’s Arm and White Bay area on the island’s Northwest Coast that releases of water at the Cat Arm Spillway into the Cat Arm River are no longer anticipated at this time.

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is also advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that due to high water levels, the company is continuing to release water in the Star Lake area of Central Newfoundland at the Star Lake Spillway into Star Brook and then Beothuk Lake.

People are advised to use the area with great caution as water levels and flows will be higher than normal and may be unpredictable.

June 12

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that the Company may begin to release water at the following locations because of anticipated heavy rainfall:

• In the Jackson’s Arm and White Bay area on the island’s Northwest Coast at the Cat Arm Spillway into the Cat Arm River.

People are advised to use these areas with great caution as water levels and flows will be higher than normal and may be unpredictable.

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is also advising residents, cabin owners and travelers that due to high water levels, the company is continuing to release water in the Star Lake area of Central Newfoundland at the Star Lake Spillway into Star Brook and then Beothuk Lake.

People are advised to use the area with great caution as water levels and flows will be higher than normal and may be unpredictable.

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro hereby give notice that an application has been made to the Minister of Transport, pursuant to the Canadian Navigable Waters Act for approval of the work described herein and its site and plans.

Pursuant to paragraph 7(2) of the said Act, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro has deposited with the Minister of Transport, on the on-line Common Project Search Registry (http://cps.canada.ca/) and under the NPP File Numbers 2023-211341, 2023-211340, 2023-211339, 2021-204455, 2021-204458, 2023-211286, 2023-211303 and 2023-211271 a description of the following works, its site and plans:

• Bridge and culvert installations

In central Labrador, at approximately

• 53° 23′ 38.4″ N, 64° 8′ 24″ W;
• 52° 28′ 35.94″ N, 64° 59′ 26.52″ W;
• 52° 23′ 59.31″ N, 65° 9′ 29.16″ W;
• 52° 23′ 40.45″ N, 65° 9′ 38.16″ W;
• 53° 24′ 27″ N, 64° 6′ 39.24″ W
• 52°26’52.91″N 65° 3’21.15″W;
• 52°25’47.73″N 65° 5’7.48″W and
• 52°16’7.43″N 65°24’15.83″W in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Comments regarding the effect of this work on marine navigation can be sent through the Common Project Search site mentioned above under the Comment section (search by the above referenced number) or if you do not have access to the internet, by sending your comments directly to:

Navigation Protection Program – Transport Canada
95 Foundry Street, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 42
Moncton NB
E1C 8K6

Transport Canada (TC) will not make your comments on a project available to the public on the online public registry. However, any information related to a work is considered as unclassified public record and could be accessible upon legal request. As such, the information and records provided should not contain confidential or sensitive information. If you want to provide confidential or sensitive information that you think should not be made public, please contact TC before submitting it.

However, comments will be considered only if they are in writing (electronic means preferable) and are received not later than 30 days after the publication of the last notice. Although all comments conforming to the above will be considered, no individual response will be sent.

Posted at: nlhydro.com and churchillfalls.ca on May 17, 2024. Leah Fudge, Environment Advisor, NL Hydro

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travelers that due to high water levels and flows from spring runoff, the company is currently releasing water in the Star Lake area of Central Newfoundland at the Star Lake Spillway into Star Brook and then Beothuk Lake.

People are advised to use these areas with great caution as water levels and flows will be higher than normal and may be unpredictable.