Power outage affects thousands in north Calgary: ENMAX

Two rows of power lines in the golden evening light with a soft gentle prairie sky with light cloud cover.
Two rows of power lines in the golden evening light with a soft gentle prairie sky with light cloud cover. (Photo: iStock) WesRaymondPhotography

By Alejandro Melgar

Posted Jul 19, 2023 7:58 pm.

Last Updated Jul 19, 2023 9:57 pm.

Thousands of Calgarians were without power for a few hours in areas in the city’s north Wednesday.

ENMAX reported 3,436 homes and businesses in Carrington, Lewisburg, Livingston, and Panorama Hills were affected at around 5:30 p.m.

It’s unclear what caused the outage, but an investigation is ongoing.

Power was restored just before 9 p.m.

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