To restore the Steeles main substation to normal operation after the relocation of an electrical transformer, the following buildings will experience a three-minute power interruption on Thursday, Oct. 30, between 7:30 and 8:30am:
- Vanier College
- Vanier Residence
- Lumbers Building
- Petrie Science & Engineering Building
- West Office Building
- Farquharson Life Sciences Building
- Steacie Science & Engineering Library
- Chemistry Building
- Life Sciences Building
- Lassonde Building
- Sherman Health Science Research Centre
- Student Centre
- William Small Centre
- Arboretum Lane Parking Garage (impact to Laing O’Rourke trailers)
- Behavioural Science Building
- Stedman Lecture Halls
- York Lanes
- Harry Crowe Housing Co-op
- Pan Am Stadium
- #340 Assiniboine
- #360 Assiniboine
- #380 Assiniboine
- Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts
- Burton Auditorium
- Atkinson Building
- Atkinson Residence
- Vari Hall
- Health, Nursing & Environmental Studies Building (impact to Laing O’Rourke electric crane)
- Passy Gardens
- Accolade West Building
- Toronto Track and Field Centre (including Athlete’s Care)
- Tait McKenzie Centre (switched at 6:15am instead)
To prepare for the connection of a new high-voltage cable to the Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence, the following buildings will experience a three-minute power interruption on Friday, Oct. 31, between 6:30 and 7:30am:
- Ross Building (three transformers, three minutes each)
- Central Square
- Scott Library
To connect the new high-voltage cable to the Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence, the Curtis Lecture Hall will experience a six- to eight-hour outage on Saturday, Nov. 1, starting at 6:30am.
If you have any questions or concerns about these electrical interruptions, contact Shawn Payne, assistant chief engineer, at ext. 55623, or Gary Gazo, medium voltage distribution engineer, at ext. 20949 or gmgazo@yorku.ca. Contact Security at ext. 33333 with any concerns during the outages.
Note: After the Nov. 1 weekend a new memo will be issued regarding three more dates of electrical switching. This is required to energize the substation in the new engineering building.