Rural power outage set for southwest

A substantial number of southwest residents can expect to experience a planned power outage on Wednesday morning 

The outage is scheduled to take place south, southwest, and southeast of the Town of Shaunavon from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Joel Cherry, spokesperson for SaskPower, shared that 180 customers will be affected.

"That work is necessary to cut over a new line," he said.

For both planned and unplanned outage updates, visit the outage map on SaskPower's website.

"We thank our customers for their patience, as always," Cherry added. "Undertaking this sort of proactive work helps us to ensure there are fewer unplanned outages later and that we have reliable power for our customers."