NB Power

The West District RCMP is asking for the public's help as they investigate the theft of cable wire from a NB Power substation in Burtts Corner, New Brunswick.

NB Power is teaming up with Aroostook Emergency Management to get better data on river ice out info.

NB Power reports about 59,000 customers were still without electricity Friday morning, two days after an ice storm knocked down trees and branches and power lines in many parts of the province.

NB Power is advising customers in New Brunswick to be on alert for fraudulent telephone calls from individuals posing as its employees.

NB Power is warning of a phone scam in the province where callers are posing as NB Power employees.

A powerful winter storm is wreaking havoc on Northern Maine and Western New Brunswick today, causing slippery roads and power outages.

Some 1,600 Woodstock area residents are still without electricity after the first major snowstorm of the season, but there is good news; a warming center has been set up those who need it.

Houlton Water Company has signed an agreement with NB Power to build a 15 mile (25 km) transmission line and substation which would provide a new international connection between Houlton, Maine and Woodstock, New Brunswick.

NB Power is strongly cautioning customers against attempting to remove, clear, or have any contact with trees or vegetation near power lines or infrastructure. This can be an extremely dangerous activity if performed by anyone other than trained professionals.

People living at Madawaska Maliseet First Nation will now receive their electricity from Edmundston Energy,  as part of a new agreement with NB Power.