A drill rig that hit a 66-kilovolt sub-transmission line that feeds Lynn Lake left the town without power for more than 16 hours Dec. 14-15, when temperatures were -30 C or colder, with wind chill values around -45 to -50.
The power was knocked out at about 8:30 p.m. Dec. 14 and Manitoba Hydro crews couldn’t travel to Laurie River during the night to begin switching operations to enable crews in Lynn Lake to safely perform repairs.
Hydro staff left Thompson in a helicopter at 9 a.m. Saturday to perform switching at Laurie River, while additional crews and a bucket truck were in Lynn Lake to make repairs once the line was de-energized. Power was restored to Lynn Lake and Black Sturgeon Falls at 1:32 p.m. Saturday, Manitoba Hydro said.
