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City shares cause of power outage in north Red Deer

Jul 16, 2025 | 9:33 AM

A power outage in north Red Deer the evening of Monday, July 14 was caused by a bird on a power pole.

The outage occurred around 5 p.m. and affected areas of Pines and Normandeau more significantly, plus some other small areas.

About 3,000 customers were affected.

Power has since been restored.