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Jul 11, 2011  Comment

New Date for Tagish Meeting

We have a new date for our meeting in Tagish. It will take place this Wednesday, July 13th at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Club. We will update the public on the Marsh Lake Enhanced Winter Storage Concept, and will provide a forecast of peak lake levels this summer. Please contact us if you require further information.
News
Jul 12, 2011  Comment

Southern Lakes Public Meetings

Just a reminder that Yukon Energy will host a public meeting tonight starting at 7 o'clock at the Marsh Lake Community Centre to talk about the Marsh Lake Enhanced Storage Concept, and to give our forecast of expected peak lake levels. We'll provide the same information tomorrow night to Tagish residents. That meeting begins at 7:30 at the Tagish Community Club. Everyone is welcome.
Community Involvement, Safety
Jul 14, 2011  Comment

How to Use a Boat Lock

Last week a group of people in three canoes chose to go through the control gates at our Lewes River Control Structure instead of using the boat lock as they should have. One of the canoes capsized and a female was trapped under water for several minutes. While she managed to escape, the end result could have been tragic. We cannot stress enough how dangerous it is to swim or take a boat through the gates. On Wednesday July 20th at 7 p.m. we will hold a safety information night to show people how to use our boatlock and to explain why it is so dangerous to try to take a watercraft through the control gates. Everyone is welcome. It will take place at the Lewes River Control Structure, just off the Alaska Highway on the way to Marsh Lake. Please contact us if you need directions. Instructions on how to use out boat lock can also be found on our website.
Community Involvement, Energy Conservation
Jul 14, 2011  Comment

Yukon’s Newest Energy Conservation Kids

Earlier this week Yukon Energy and the Yukon Conservation Society hosted an afternoon of learning and fun for a group of pre-schoolers. The aim was to teach the youngsters about using electricity safely and wisely. This was done through music and dance, storytelling, hands-on science and crafts. Here are a few photos. We hope to work with YCS to offer the program to other children in the near future. Photo credit: www.archbould.com

News
Jul 19, 2011  Comment

Overnight Outage

Power went out this morning at 3:45, affecting customers on the Mayo-Dawson line, some areas of Whitehorse, and communities south of Whitehorse including Carcross, Teslin, Tagish and Marsh Lake. Power was restored to all customers shortly after 5 a.m. The cause of the outage is still under investigation. We should know more later today.
Community Involvement, Energy Supply
Jul 19, 2011  Comment

Energy Charrette Update

You may remember that Yukon Energy hosted a three-day energy charrette this past March. Close to 100 people came together to talk about how to meet the territory's future energy needs. The purpose of the charrette was to educate the participants, help inform Yukon Energy's updated 20-year Resource Plan, develop guiding principles for energy decision making and to find out how Yukoners want to be involved in planning Yukon's energy future. We also held discussions in three rural Yukon communities, and input from those meetings was included as part of the charrette process. We have completed a summary report of the charrette and community meetings, and we want to share it with you. Charrette participants have already had a chance to review it and have made some comments, which you will see at the back of the report. Charrette participants and the general public is invited to an  ‘After Hours’ event  on Monday, July 25th starting at 4:30 p.m. at the High Country Inn, Whitehorse. Together we'll review the summary report. We'll also talk about next steps, including the progress of our updated 20-year Resource Plan, a draft of which we expect to have available later this year.  We hope you can make it.  
Power Outage Updates
Jul 19, 2011  Comment

Cause of Today’s Outage

We now know the cause of the overnight power outage. A malfunctioning speed sensing device on one of our hydro units caused power to go out early this morning. The unit has been taken off line and will remain out of service until any necessary repairs/replacements are made. In the meantime, the electricity demand will be met with our other three Whitehorse hydro generators and our Aishihik hydro units.
Energy Supply, Environment
Jul 21, 2011  Comment

Yukon Energy and Climate Change

Yukon Energy is often asked if we take climate change into account when planning for future energy needs. Indeed we do. This summer we have hired scientists from the Yukon's Northern Climate Exchange to gather information for us on the expected impacts of climate change on the glaciers that feed our hydro systems. The scientists will also make recommendations about what Yukon Energy should do to better prepare for any changes in flow from glaciers. The work will start next month. The scientists will gather information through satellite and aerial photographs and will verify it through work on the ground. They will then compare it with historical data. We expect a report in about a year from now. Some of our staff will also receive training that will help them better understand climate change science, and provide them with tools that can be used when doing current and future resource planning.
Community Involvement
Jul 21, 2011  Comment

Marsh Lake Water Levels

Each summer Yukon Energy provides a forecast of what we expect the peak water levels will be in Marsh Lake. Here is the latest information we have. The solid blue line indicates the levels to date, and the dotted red line shows our forecast for the rest of this summer and into the fall. We do not expect this to be an exceptionally high water year nor do we anticipate to see flooding of properties. However we monitor the levels daily and will update this chart on a regular basis over the next several weeks, particularly if anything changes (i.e. a long stretch of very hot weather or a long stretch of heavy rain) in terms of our forecast.
General
Jul 25, 2011  Comment

Results from our Latest Public Opinion Survey

You might recall that during the summer of 2010 Yukon Energy hired a firm to conduct a series of phone and on-line opinion surveys for us. The purpose of the surveys was to get a sense of what the general Yukon public and local business and community leaders know and believe about the Corporation. The information gathered assisted us in developing a public information campaign aimed at helping Yukoners better understand who Yukon Energy is, what we are working to achieve, and why. In early 2011, after carrying out one phase of the public information campaign, we did a follow up survey to see if the public's knowledge about Yukon Energy had changed. The results of the earlier survey can be found here and here, and the latest survey results are here. Yukon Energy recognizes the importance of providing you with on-going information about our projects and the steps we are taking to provide Yukoners with electricity that is clean, reliable, environmentally responsible, and flexible enough to meet the changing needs of the territory. This blog is just one of a number of methods we are using to try to meet our goal. If you have suggestions about how this blog can be improved, or ideas for other ways of providing you with the information you want and need, please let us know.
Environment
Jul 25, 2011  Comment

Checking Our Air Quality

If you live in Whitehorse you may have noticed that one of our diesel generators is operating today. That's because we are testing the quality of the air coming from the diesel stacks at our Whitehorse plant. This is a requirement of our Air Emissions Permit. The testing takes about six hours per diesel unit and we will test one a day for the next several days (we have seven diesel generators in Whitehorse). The results will be submitted to the Yukon Environment Department later this year once they have been analyzed.
Community Involvement, Environment
Aug 08, 2011  2

A Regal Arrival

The first king (chinook) salmon of the season have reached our fish ladder at the Whitehorse Rapids dam. The salmon began gathering at the bottom of the ladder late last week and the first one ventured up to the viewing tanks on Friday, August 5. Since then we've had a total of 20 salmon go through the ladder - 12 males and 8 females. If you're in the Whitehorse area, we invite you to drop by the fish ladder to see the salmon and learn about their amazing journey from the Bering Sea. You can also view them on our fish cam.
Energy Supply
Aug 11, 2011  Comment

Down it Goes

The mission: to lower a 34 tonne hydro generator 110 meters (about 360 feet) underground. Certainly no easy task, but it was accomplished with precision and grace recently at our Aishihik facility. The seven megawatt unit, commonly referred to as Aishihik 3, is being added to the two existing hydro generators at the plant to help us manage our available water in the most efficient way possible. The generator has had quite a journey. It was manufactured in India, travelled to Vancouver by boat, and was trucked up the Alaska Highway to Aishihik on a large flatbed. A heavy duty crane lowered it to its final resting place in our hydro plant through an underground tunnel. The lowering took close to two hours; with a clearance of only about 15 centimetres (six inches) on each side of the generator, the unit had to be carefully positioned and monitored so that it would not hit the rough rock blasted walls of the service shaft. In preparation for the lowering, crews spent about a month doing planning and preparation, including carrying out detailed inspections and engineering work to ensure the installation would go smoothly. The next step is to finalize placement, and bolt and cement the unit and associated equipment in place. The penstock pipe (the pipe that carries water to the turbine) must also be tied in. Aishihik 3 is scheduled to be operating by late this year. Photos: 1) getting ready to lower the generator down into the tunnel; 2) in its final resting place.

Community Involvement, Environment
Aug 12, 2011  Comment

The Story of the Whitehorse Rapids Fishladder

The Whitehorse Rapids Fishladder, the longer wooden fishladder in the world, was built in 1959. In 2009, to mark the 50th anniversary of the ladder, Yukon Energy had a podcast produced to tell the story of the ladder and its significance for the annual Chinook salmon migration. We thought it would be worth posting it again here for those of you who didn't hear it the first time. We encourage visitors and Yukoners alike to drop by the visitors' centre this month to see the salmon as they travel through the ladder. We are planning a special Appreciation Night next Wednesday, August 17th from 5 to 9 p.m. There'll be children's activities, food and refreshments, great door prizes, and you'll have a chance to see the salmon and learn about their incredible journey from the Bering Sea. Everyone is welcome.
Media Releases
Jul 11, 2011  Comment

Yukon Conservation Society and Yukon Energy Partner on Children’s Programming

Is there a child in your family who wants to be an Energy Conservation Kid? If so, the Yukon Conservation Society wants to hear from you. YCS has teamed up with Yukon Energy to deliver an energy conservation pilot project for young children. “The goals of YCS and Yukon Energy are aligned with this project,” said YCS Energy Coordinator Anne Middler. “We want to help build a conservation culture starting with our littlest energy consumers.” The Energy Conservation Kids Ed-Venture program is designed for youngsters between the ages of three and five along with a parent or guardian. The pre-schoolers will learn about energy conservation and electrical safety through an afternoon of stories, songs, and other activities. They’ll also receive a bag of energy conservation products and information to take home and share with their families. “One of the consistent comments we heard during our recent energy charrette is that there’s a need for more public education about energy conservation,” Yukon Energy spokesperson Janet Patterson said. “We think programs such as this for pre-schoolers will help them establish life-long patterns of using electricity wisely. Children also tend to be great ‘energy ambassadors’ within their circle of family and friends.” The pilot project is being launched on Tuesday, July 12 in Whitehorse at the Yukon Conservation Society. If it is successful, Yukon Energy and the Yukon Conservation Society will consider expanding it to other dates and locations. To register a child, contact the Yukon Conservation Society at 668-5678 or ycsenergy@gmail.com. Contact: Anne Middler Energy Coordinator Yukon Conservation Society (867) 668-5678 ycsenergycoordinator@gmail.com Janet Patterson Communications Supervisor Yukon Energy Corporation (867) 393-5333 janet.patterson@yec.yk.ca

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