Large power outage reported in downtown, north end Halifax

A large power outage is pictured in Halifax on June 8, 2026. (Source: outagemap.nspower.ca)

Nearly 3,000 Nova Scotia Power customers in Halifax are without electricity Monday afternoon.

The outage stretches from Kempt Road in the north end to Spring Garden Road in the downtown.

It began just before noon and the estimated time of restoration is 5 p.m., according to the utility’s outage map.

The cause of the outage is being investigated.

Jacqueline Foster, a spokesperson for Nova Scotia Power, says smaller outages in the Halifax area have all been related to high wind and trees or vegetation on power lines.

One exception is a small outage in the Colby Village neighbourhood in Cole Harbour.

“That is a planned power outage for reliability work. Crews are trimming trees in the area today, and this planned outage was required to safely do the work,” Foster said in an email to CTV Atlantic.

There are 3,488 customers off the grid across the province as of 2 p.m.

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