Service outages

Expected planned network maintenance and service outages are displayed here in your local time zone. Please note, planned maintenance may be changed, postponed or cancelled. We will update each posting as early as possible to keep you informed.

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Network maintenance - Yellowknife, NWT

Week of Sept 15, between 11 am - 1 pm, for up to 20 minutes, specific locations only

Planned

Location: 100 & 200 Beck Court, Woolgar Ave, and Range Lake Road


Expected duration: Up to 20 minutes
Timeframe: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Target date: Thursday, September 18
Services impacted: Cable internet, TV, and cable home phone. For customers with cable home phone, this may impact your ability to dial 911. 

Planned network maintenance - Yellowknife, NWT

Week of Sept 15, between 6 am - 8 am, for up to 20 minutes

Planned

Expected duration: Up to 20 minutes

Timeframe: 6 a.m. - 8 a.m.

Target date: Thursday, September 18

Services impacted: Cable internet, TV, and cable home phone. For customers with cable home phone, this may impact your ability to dial 911. 

Planned network maintenance - Northwestel Webmail

Week of Sept 15, for up to 2 hours between 12 am and 2 am YST

Planned

Expected duration: Up to 2 hours

Timeframe: 12 am - 2 am YST

Target date: Thursday, September 18

Services impacted: Webmail 

 

 

Planned network maintenance - Jade City & Good Hope Lake, BC

Week of Sept 17, between 12 am - 4 am, for up to 20 minutes

Completed

Expected duration: Up to 20 minutes
Timeframe: 12 a.m. - 4 a.m.
Target date: Wednesday, September 17
Services impacted: Internet and home phone

Planned network maintenance - Whitehorse, YT

Week of Sept 15, between 5 am - 7 am, for up to 20 minutes

Planned

Expected duration: Up to 20 minutes

Timeframe: 5 a.m. - 7 a.m.

Target date: Tuesday, September 16 & Thursday, September 18

Services impacted: Cable internet, TV, and cable home phone. For customers with cable home phone, this may impact your ability to dial 911. 

Planned network maintenance - Kwadacha, BC & Old Crow, YT

Week of Sep 15, between 12 am - 2am, for up to 30 minutes

Completed

Expected duration: Up to 30 minutes
Timeframe: 12 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Target date: Tuesday, September 16
Services impacted: Internet and home phone

 

Planned network maintenance - Colville Lake, Ulukhaktok, Paulatuk, Gameti, Lutselk'e, Wekweeti, Sambaa K'e, and Sachs Harbour, NWT

Week of Sep 15, between 1 am - 3am, for up to 30 minutes

Completed

Expected duration: 30 minutes
Timeframe: 1 a.m. - 3 a.m.
Target date: Tuesday, September 16
Services impacted: Internet and home phone. 

Planned network maintenance - Yellowknife, NWT

Week of Sept 8, for up to 90 minutes, specific locations only

Postponed

Expected duration: Up to 90 minutes

Target date: Thursday, September 11 

Services impacted: Cable internet, TV, and cable home phone services. For customers with cable home phone, this may impact your ability to dial 911.  

Locations and times: 

5403 Franklin Ave (Northern United Place) from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
99 Taltheilei Drive from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Planned network maintenance - Inuvik, Aklavik, Fort McPherson, Tuktoyaktuk, and Tsiigehtchic, NWT

Week of Sept 15, between 1 am - 2 am, for up to 15 minutes

Postponed

Expected duration: Up to 15 minutes
Timeframe: 1 a.m. - 2 a.m.
Target date: Tuesday, September 16
Services impacted: Internet and Northwestel TV Plus