Western Labrador town of Wabush still without power after wildfire takes out transmission lines
June 26, 2024
The western Labrador town of Wabush is still without electricity after a wildfire knocked out power to two transmission lines running from the generating station in the town of Churchill Falls.Jordan Brown, the NDP’s member of the legislature for the area, says that while the nearby town of Labrador City is getting electricity from Quebec, there is no connection to get that power into Wabush.He says without electricity to run municipal pumping systems, people in Wabush must boil their water – but Labrador City businesses and organizations are stepping up to help.
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