Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to remind Nunavummiut to exercise caution around power poles and power lines, especially while operating a motor vehicle (including ATVs and snow machines). Please remember the following to avoid unplanned power outages, serious injury, or death:
· Remember to keep a minimum distance of three meters from power lines.
QEC’s Customer Care offices will re-open in Baker Lake, Iqaluit and Cambridge Bay on Wednesday, December 2, for regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time).
QEC will delay re-opening Rankin Inlet’s Customer Care office to Monday, December 7, for regular business hours. This delay will allow the corporation to complete additional cleaning measures to help protect the well-being of QEC staff and the community.
QEC would like to inform customers that meter reads will not be conducted for November’s billing cycle in response to territory-wide COVID-19 restrictions. Protecting the well-being of QEC staff and Nunavut communities is a priority while the corporation continues to safely provide a critical service.
Electricity bills will be estimated in all communities with the exception of Iqaluit, which has smart meter technology. Smart meter technology sends information electronically, which eliminates the need for manual reads.
Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Sanirajak that community-wide power outages are planned for Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22, from 8 to 11 a.m.
These power outages are required to safely upgrade the power distribution system and improve reliability for customers in the community.
QEC thanks residents for their understanding and apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Media Contact:
Renee Boucher
Acting Manager, Corporate Communications
Qulliq Energy Corporation
Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform Nunavummiut that Customer Care offices across the territory will be closed until further notice.
The corporation is committed to the delivery of safe and reliable electricity to all Nunavummiut while helping to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the community. QEC will continue to meet the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Baker Lake that the community’s Customer Care office will be closed until further notice.
The corporation is committed to the delivery of safe and reliable electricity to all Nunavummiut while helping to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the community. QEC will continue to meet the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Rankin Inlet that the community’s Customer Care office will be closed until further notice.
The corporation is committed to the delivery of safe and reliable electricity to all Nunavummiut while helping to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the community. QEC will continue to meet the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
IQALUIT, Nunavut (October 23, 2020) – Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) has awarded the 2020 Laura Ulluriaq Gauthier Scholarship to Jenna Kilabuk of Pangnirtung. Ms. Kilabuk is a second year student enrolled in the in the Nunavut Teachers Education Program at Nunavut Arctic College.
Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the community of Kinngait that a power outage is planned for Saturday, October 26 from 8 to 10 a.m. The affected area is highlighted in yellow on the map below.
The power outage is required to upgrade the power distribution system and connect the community’s new health center.
QEC thanks residents for their understanding and apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Media Contact:
Renee Boucher
Acting Manager, Corporate Communications
Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Cambridge Bay that there will be a planned power outage on Saturday, October 24, from 7 a.m. to 12 noon. The affected area is highlighted in yellow on the map below.
This power outage is required to complete connecting the new Aurora subdivision to the distribution system.
QEC thanks residents for their understanding and apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Media Contact:
Renee Boucher
Acting Manager, Corporate Communications
Qulliq Energy Corporation