Did you experience some “luck of the Irish” yesterday? It was fun to see, in person, and online, people donning their green gear to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
We have certainly enjoyed all the spring-like weather we have been receiving. More and more people are out walking, and biking. However, one weather source I follow, hints of a mid-March storm to remind us winter isn’t over just yet.
SaskPower has been working in the Unity area on a power line relocation project. A section of line that supplies the area is being moved because it runs through a body of water and there is risk that it could fail and cause a large outage, the crown corporation explains.
“This ER8 line, which supplies the substation that serves the Town of Unity and surrounding areas, was not originally built in water, but flooding in the area means there are 12 structures now in a slough. The foundations have failed, and the poles are leaning significantly, putting the structures themselves at high risk of failure,” SaskPower explains in a statement.
“This area can’t be fully supplied by power through other sources and if it fails, there could be an outage of two days or more while repairs are being made. To prevent this from occurring, SaskPower is rerouting at least 2.5 [kilometres] of line.”
Work began in mid-February and is expected to be complete by the end of March. SaskPower affirms that the work is taking place now because frozen conditions are more favourable for this work than wet conditions. The crown corporation says the new line has a 30-year lifespan.
Bless all you readers from outside of Unity who shower me with praise and appreciation of this column. I feel fortunate to have you take the time to acknowledge my writing and to give me feedback. While I am surprised to learn there are so many who read news from other communities, I am thankful that there still are newspaper enthusiasts as it helps give me the motivation to keep doing what I am doing. Gwen C., your phone message was just so sweet and genuine and it was just the pick-me-up I needed the day I finally heard it (I apologize for taking so long to acknowledge this Gwen, we were having voicemail issues).
Congratulations to the North West Terminal, earning 39th spot in the SaskBusiness magazine’s top 100 companies in Saskatchewan for 2020. Delta Co-op was listed in the No. 77 spot. North West Terminal will celebrate and recognize their 25th anniversary this year.
The optimism gained as a result of continued vaccination opportunities in Unity also elicits much hope. Be sure your information is up to date with Sask. Health and you can now call in, when your age category is eligible, to book a vaccine appointment.
Here’s hoping this finds you all safe, healthy and socially distanced. Until next week ...
