City-wide power outage under investigation

The Northwest Territories Power Corporation says it is investigating a city-wide power outage in Yellowknife.

On Monday evening between 8:10 and 8:38pm residents and businesses in Yellowknife lost power.

Doug Prendergast, a spokesperson for the power corporation, said the cause of the outage is still under investigation. Power is currently being provided to Yellowknife through a combination of hydro and diesel generation.