{"id":792377,"date":"2026-07-10T08:08:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/792377\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T08:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:08:27","slug":"saskatoon-light-power-working-on-repairs-after-storm-knocks-out-power-traffic-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/792377\/","title":{"rendered":"Saskatoon Light & Power working on repairs after storm knocks out power, traffic lights"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cCustomers are also reminded to stay clear of any downed power lines and report hazardous situations immediately. Assume all downed lines are energized and dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Saskatoon Fire Department said it responded to 34 calls related to the storm in just a 90-minute period, including \u201cmultiple electrical hazards\u201d like downed power lines. (Submitted)<\/p>\n

Trevor Bell, director of Saskatoon Light & Power, said the power company called in extra staff overnight, and about 100 workers are currently contributing to the repair efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a number of power outages within our area that we have been working on through the night, but there are still some that are out this morning,\u201d Bell said.<\/p>\n

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The storm on July 8 knocked down a number of trees and damaged the roof of at least one business in Saskatoon. (Submitted)<\/p>\n

Bell said the storm seems to have affected the city\u2019s west side more than other areas, but noted that the storm caused a number of separate outages in various locations around Saskatoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a number of individual outages,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not just one outage that affected a big area; it\u2019s many smaller outages that are affecting customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bell encouraged anyone who spots damage to power infrastructure to contact Saskatoon Light & Power.<\/p>\n

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The storm on July 8, 2026 knocked down a number of trees around Saskatoon, including this one in the city\u2019s Westview neighbourhood. (Marija Robinson\/650 CKOM)<\/p>\n

The city said it appreciates \u201cthe public\u2019s patience and understanding\u201d as crews work to restore power.<\/p>\n

The Saskatoon Fire Department said it responded to 34 calls related to the storm in just a 90-minute period, including \u201cmultiple electrical hazards\u201d like downed power lines.<\/p>\n

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Alicia Shields shared a photo of a fallen tree in the Westview neighbourhood to the 650 CKOM Morning Show Facebook page. The storm caused significant damage across the city, with workers trying to restore power in some areas. (Alicia Shields\/Submitted)<\/p>\n

Roof ripped open in airport district<\/p>\n

The area around Saskatoon\u2019s airport appeared to have been hit especially hard, with the storm damaging the roof of A+ Air Inc., a business on Haskamp Street.<\/p>\n

The office manager, Miranda Buhr, said she didn\u2019t notice anything out of the ordinary pulling into work Thursday morning. After opening the door, though, she saw water covering the ground.<\/p>\n

She tried turning on the lights but there wasn\u2019t any power.<\/p>\n

Rushing to the upstairs mezzanine where all the business\u2019 files are, Buhr said it was \u201call underwater up there, everything is soaked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Buhr wasn\u2019t sure of the exact cause until someone asked if she\u2019d looked outside. She then a closer look at the office\u2019s exterior and said she saw the roof ripped open like a \u201ctin can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Buhr said she called the owners and by Thursday morning one was already dealing with insurance, while the other was getting trailers to move everything out of the building.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to have to move out of the building. There\u2019s just no way for us to be able to continue working while they\u2019re doing repairs,\u201d she said, noting that she could see daylight coming in through the upstairs ceiling.<\/p>\n

City says cleanup effort continuing<\/p>\n

The city noted that some waste carts may have been blown over in the storm, meaning they were not collected as scheduled.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease ensure your cart is placed upright and accessible for collection on your scheduled pickup day,\u201d the city said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The city also noted that parks workers are addressing \u201chigh-priority tree hazards\u201d like fallen trees obstructing roadways and trimming low-hanging branches that pose a safety risk.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the significant number of locations requiring attention, branch pickup and debris removal will take several days to complete,\u201d the city added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate the public\u2019s patience as crews work through all reported sites and continue cleanup efforts across the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bell said it was predominantly west side neighbourhoods that were affected, with a few areas on the east side, as well as the Varsity View, Exhibition and Avalon areas.<\/p>\n

It is not unusual, Bell added, for summer storms to roll through Saskatoon and affect power in the city.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are to be expected in the summer,\u201d he said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u2013with files from 650 CKOM\u2019s Gerald Bauman, Marija Robinson and Mia Holowaychuk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cCustomers are also reminded to stay clear of any downed power lines and report hazardous situations immediately. Assume…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":792378,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49,48,44],"class_list":["post-792377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=792377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/792378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=792377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=792377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=792377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}