09/08/2022
The town of Jasper is facing the challenge of the total loss of transmitted grid power to the entire community.
Even as ATCO works to restore power to all segments of the community through generators, the technical complexities and load limitations of the temporary generators have become increasingly evident. The situation is precarious.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค. ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐.
ATCO has confirmed the extent of the existing damage to the overhead transmission line and provided an estimate that it will take โweeksโ to repair.
To reduce load and allow more parts of the community to receive power, the Municipality has reverted to operating the Wastewater Treatment Plant with its own back-up generator capacity. We are still without reliable, consistent generator power supplied by ATCO, and current power to the community may be redirected to the Wastewater Treatment Plant if required.
๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐.
The Chetamon Wildfire is still active and will progressively become more intense in the coming days. If the wildfire area doesnโt receive significant rain, further damage to power supply infrastructure remains a possibility โ as is a potential wildfire threat to the community.
Jasper residents and businesses have demonstrated remarkable adaptability, resilience, and calmness in the face of the present calamity. But even as parts of the town become re-energized, those admirable characteristics must continue.
