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Smart meter update: installations delayed to March 8

North Battleford city council heard the latest update on the smart meter installation process at their Planning Committee meeting Tuesday.
North Battleford’s environmental manager Jeff Blanchard provides an update to Planning Committee on
North Battleford’s environmental manager Jeff Blanchard provides an update to Planning Committee on the Smart Meter rollout.

North Battleford city council heard the latest update on the smart meter installation process at their Planning Committee meeting Tuesday.

The main news, in the report to the committee from environmental manager Jeff Blanchard, is that there are a few delays to the rollout.

The meter installations have been pushed back to the week of March 8, though it could be pushed back even further to March 15, according to a city memo. Their contractor KTI Ltd. is having problems with their online booking portal and want to make sure their radio network is functioning properly.

As well, the radio frequency installation at the water tower was pushed back a month to this month, due to cross-border shipping issues in January and the recent cold. That particular installation is meant to happen this week. There is no additional cost to the project as a result of this.

Once the meter installations start going, they will happen in 20 zones throughout the city, running east to west. A communication campaign has been under way to alert the public.

Project manager Jamie Nesterenko of KTI Ltd. has arrived in the community now and is in the process of hiring for the installation.