UPDATE: Power restored in Crescent Heights
MEDICINE HAT, ALTA- Residents of northeast Crescent Heights were without power this morning.
According to a notice issued by the city’s office, around 2,800 people were impacted by the outage. The outage was confined to northeast Crescent Heights, says Donna Brinkworth, communications officer with the city.
The outage was caused by a tree blowing into a powerline, says Brinkworth. The power was out for almost one hour, before being restored shortly after 9 a.m.
A wind warning is currently in effect across Medicine Hat and the surrounding area.