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Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that controlled releases are still occurring and there is a potential for releases at additional areas within the next few days. Controlled releases continue in the following areas: Jackson’s Arm and White Bay area on Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula. The Company has now begun…

Updated – May 27, 2015 – 3:00PM Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that controlled releases are still occurring and there is a potential for releases at additional areas within the next few days. Controlled releases continue in the following areas: Star Lake in Central Newfoundland. The Company is releasing…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising of planned maintenance work on transmission lines on the Avalon Peninsula over the next several weeks. There are no anticipated customer impacts related to this preventative maintenance work. However, as a precautionary measure, Hydro would like to remind customers of the importance of being prepared and staying safe in the event…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising that significant damage on the Goodyear’s Dam in Central Newfoundland poses a safety risk around the immediate area of the dam. Residents, tourists, boaters and hikers should stay clear of water and river banks near the dam, located approximately 2 km upstream of the town of Grand Falls-Windsor…

*Please note dates  for the transmission line work listed below has been rescheduled  to begin on May 20. May 11, 2015 – Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising of planned maintenance work on electrical equipment and infrastructure over the coming days. The energization of a transformer at the Holyrood Generating Station is taking place today (May 12) and…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers to continue to be careful near reservoir areas in central and southern Newfoundland. In the Star Lake area in central Newfoundland, controlled water releases have begun at Star Lake Spillway into Star Brook and then Red Indian Lake. In the Burnt Pond and White…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is encouraging residents and business owners along the Exploits River in central Newfoundland to take precautions as there is an increased risk of flooding due to high water levels. Heavy run-off from melting snow and ice means that water levels and flows along the river are higher than normal. As…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that controlled releases of water continue and there is potential for additional releases in central and southern Newfoundland. Controlled releases continue in the following areas: In the Granite Canal area accessed from Central Newfoundland, controlled releases continue at the Granite Canal Bypass Structure, the Granite…