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sagegrouselines We’re doing our part to keep Sage-grouse alive

Jul 24, 2015 - As a Company, we continually seek to improve our environmental performance and manage environmental risk. We recognize that construction, operation and maintenance of distribution power lines and rights-of-way may adversely affect the environment. This is why we partnered with Environment Canada and Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) to relocate 118 poles and 15.4 kilo [...]

mobile-app-2015 We launched a mobile app to allow our customers to report and view real-time outage information

Jul 9, 2015 - We’re excited to share the release of the FortisAlberta mobile app, along with improvements made to our outage map. Through the App, our customers are able to report outages, view current and planned outages and get the details they need ri [...]

top-employer-2015 FortisAlberta Receives Top Employer Award

Feb 6, 2015 - ​FortisAlberta is pleased to be named as one of Alberta’s Top Employers. The award recognizes employers who create exceptional places to work by offering the most progressive and forward-thinking programs. [...]

Telephone-scam Warning to customers about telephone scam

Jan 12, 2015 - There have been reports from some customers who have received fraudulent phone calls from individuals claiming to be calling from Canadian Collective Services. These individuals advise that their call is in regards to a bad debt account tha [...]

incandescent-light Lights out for traditional incandescent bulbs

Dec 19, 2014 - Did you know that incandescent bulbs (40, 60 75 & 100 watts) will no longer be produced or imported into Canada as of Jan. 1, 2015? If you don’t, you are not alone - only 4 in 10 people are aware of the incandescent bulb phase-out. It start [...]

galloping-lines-2014 Galloping conductors cause trouble in Southern Alberta

Dec 16, 2014 - They ride into town now and then, but only every couple of years do they come to cause a ruckus. On Monday, Dec. 15, a phenomenon known as “galloping conductors” began in southeastern Alberta, and weather conditions persisted into the foll [...]

FortisAlberta makes donation to the Children’s Wish Foundation of Alberta

Dec 15, 2014 - The Children's Wish Foundation of Alberta is a charity that helps children and families by granting a child diagnosed with a life-threatening illness with a favourite wish. With every wish that the Foundation grants, they create moments of [...]

institution-award-Nov-2014 FortisAlberta receives the Awards of Excellence-Education/Training Institution Award

Nov 14, 2014 - On Oct. 24, 2014, FortisAlberta received, for the first-time, the Awards of Excellence-Education/Training Institution Award, from Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) for our Employee Development Centre (EDC) located in Red Deer. [...]

fallen-soldiers-oct-2014 FortisAlberta assists with sunrise ceremony honoring Canada’s fallen soldiers

Oct 31, 2014 - FortisAlberta has proven time and again that whatever the weather, we’ll be there to serve our customers. So what makes what happened on a cold, crisp, but otherwise calm fall morning on Oct. 29 another prime example of this commitment? [...]

Think Before You Dig

Think Before You Dig

Whether you’re gardening, planting a tree or putting up a fence, you can avoid a serious electrical incident by submitting a locate request.

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