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A total power outage during a heat wave has impacted all three communities throughout the July 30 afternoon. Environment Canada issued a heat warning for the region on July 30, warning temperatures could get as high as 30 C. NTPC communications manager Doug Prendergast referred NNSL to posts published on the power utility&#8217;s social media feed, which began detailing the issue at 12:28 p.m., noting there was an issue with a diesel engine and workers were on sight. 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