{"id":2400,"date":"2017-04-14T11:47:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T15:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=2400"},"modified":"2017-04-14T11:55:25","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T15:55:25","slug":"algoma-power-to-meet-dubreuilville-power-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/14\/algoma-power-to-meet-dubreuilville-power-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Algoma Power to meet Dubreuilville Power Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apr 14, 2017 @ 11:47<\/strong><\/p>\n

Algoma Power Inc. (Algoma Power) is pleased to announce that the Ontario Energy Board has named it as the interim operator of the electricity distribution system for the Township of Dubreuilville for the next six months per OEB order EB-2017-0153. Algoma Power has delivered safe and reliable electricity to the District of Algoma for over 100 years and is part of the FortisOntario family of companies, which includes utilities throughout the province of Ontario.<\/p>\n

Dubreuil Lumber Inc. informed the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) that it will not be renewing its licence to distribute power locally. To ensure the residents and businesses of Dubreuilville have a safe and reliable electricity supply, the OEB has ordered Algoma Power to take over the electricity distribution operations of Dubreuil Lumber.<\/p>\n

Algoma Power has been in regular communications with Dubreuil Lumber Inc. and have been working cooperatively to ensure continued service to the customers of Dubreuilville. Algoma Power wants to assure the residents of Dubreuilville that while the company has been assigned as an interim operator, they will work to fulfill all of the responsibilities as the electricity distributor.<\/p>\n

Historically, Algoma Power has been supplying power to Dubreuil Lumber Inc. and has served customers in the area near the Township of Dubreuilville for many years. It has also provided assistance to Dubreuil Lumber Inc. in emergencies. Algoma Power\u2019s familiarity with the community will help ensure both a smooth transition and the continued operation of the distribution system.<\/p>\n

During the next six months, Algoma Power will be reporting to the OEB on the state of the electricity distribution system in the Township of Dubreuilville. At the end of the six months, the OEB can renew its Order if necessary to ensure the continued supply of safe and reliable electricity to the area.<\/p>\n

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<\/div>\n\"\"<\/a>Algoma Power Inc., (API) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FortisOntario Inc. API has 12,000 customers in the Algoma District of northern Ontario, more than 1,800 kilometres of distribution lines in an area that covers over 14,000 square kilometres.\r\n\r\nFortisOntario, headquartered in Fort Erie, has operations in electricity distribution and transmission, and serves approximately 65,000 customers primarily located in Fort Erie, Port Colborne, Cornwall, Gananoque and the Algoma district of Ontario and meets a peak demand of over 275 MW.\r\n\r\nFortisOntario is 100% owned by Fortis Inc. of St. John\u2019s, Newfoundland.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nAlgoma Power Inc. est une filiale en propri\u00e9t\u00e9 exclusive de FortisOntario Inc. Algoma Power Inc. a plus de 12,000 clients dans le District d\u2019Algoma et au nord de l\u2019Ontario et plus de 1,800 km de lignes de distribution dans la r\u00e9gion qui couvre plus de 14,000 km carr\u00e9s.\r\n\r\nFortisOntario, dont le si\u00e8ge social est bas\u00e9 \u00e0 Fort Erie, d\u00e9tient des op\u00e9rations en distribution et transmission d\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 et sert approximativement 65,000 clients, situ\u00e9s principalement \u00e0 Fort Erie, Port Colborne, Cornwall, Gananoque et dans le district d\u2019Algoma de l\u2019Ontario et rencontre la demande de pointe de plus de 275 MW. FortisOntario est une compagnie en propri\u00e9t\u00e9 exclusive de Fortis Inc. situ\u00e9 \u00e0 Saint-Jean en Terre-Neuve.\r\n\r\nPour plus de renseignements, veuillez visiter notre site web au www.fortisontario.com.\n
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 <\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>The Township of Dubreuilville is located at the end of Hwy 519 East off the Trans-Canada Highway. Approximate travel time from Sault Ste. Marie is 3.5 hours. Also accessed from Western Ontario; Dubreuilville is approximately 475 km from Thunder Bay.\r\n\r\nWith a population that is predominantly francophone, Dubreuilville offers a culture that is bilingual (French), traditional, dynamic, and always friendly.\r\n\r\n

\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nLe canton de Dubreuilville est situ\u00e9 \u00e0 la fin de la Route 519 \u00e0 l\u2019est de la Transcanadienne. Le temps approximatif \u00e0 partir de Sault Ste. Marie en automobile est de 3,5 heures. Dubreuilville est approximativement 475 km \u00e0 l'est de Thunder Bay.\r\n\r\nAvec une population qui est principalement francophone, Dubreuilville offre une culture qui est bilingue (anglais), traditionnelle, dynamique et toujours amicale.\n
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 <\/p>\nDubreuil Lumber Inc. has historically held the distribution Licence for the Township of Dubreuilville. The company owns the only softwood lumber sawmill located in the Town of Dubreuilville, which has been no-operational since 2007. During the years when Dubreuil Lumber was in operation, the town of Dubreuilville grew and thrived as a direct result of this bustling business.\r\n\r\n

\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nDans le pass\u00e9, Dubreuil Lumber Inc. a tenu le permis de distribution d\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 pour le canton de Dubreuilville. La compagnie appartenait la seule scierie situ\u00e9e dans le village de Dubreuilville. La compagnie a cess\u00e9 ses op\u00e9rations en 2007. Durant les ann\u00e9es d\u2019op\u00e9ration de Dubreuil Lumber Inc., le village de Dubreuilville grandissait et prosp\u00e9rait enti\u00e8rement gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 cette entreprise tr\u00e9pidante.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Apr 14, 2017 @ 11:47 Algoma Power Inc. (Algoma Power) is pleased to announce that the Ontario Energy Board has named it as the interim operator of the electricity distribution system for the Township of Dubreuilville for the next six months per OEB order EB-2017-0153. Algoma Power has delivered safe and reliable electricity to the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,40],"tags":[325],"class_list":["post-2400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-local","tag-algoma-power-dubreuilville"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-07 07:10:23","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400\/revisions\/2407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}