A power outage has shut down both the East and West Blocks of Confederation Building.
According to Newfoundland Power, crews were sent to the building but found the problem was internal.
Government workers based in the building have been sent home, though those able to work from home are doing so.
Calls to the Department of Transportation and Works, were not immediately returned.
More as information becomes available.
Power outage at Confederation Building
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February 12, 2010
- Published on July 1, 2010
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Staff ~ The Telegram
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- Marie
- - July 2, 2010 at 15:04:20
I wonder how long that will take to find the problem and then fix it. I wonder if I will be back at work on Monday.
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- Jonah
- - July 2, 2010 at 15:04:12
Not shocked. The whole of the province is victim to crumbling infrastructure. Even the Confederation Building.
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- W
- - July 2, 2010 at 15:01:39
Man, Danny leaves and they have to shut down the house of assembly, can't get the power working at Confederation bldg and St. Bon's Ice Rink has a huge hole in the boards, Danny is holding this province together. We're screwed if he retires............I mean who would replace him Kathy Dunderdale, or Jerome Kennedy, even the LIberals would be crying for Danny to return then.
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- Not
- - July 2, 2010 at 15:01:24
Hey Doug, applied for a job with the government but didn't get it?
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- Doug
- - July 2, 2010 at 15:00:09
For the record, there is no such thing as a government worker. Government employee maybe, but you'd have to look far and wide to find someone in the provincial government who actually does any work.
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- member of the 5%
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:55:30
Will anyone notice the government workers have all gone home ?
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- I. P. Freely
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:52:49
They seem to have this same problem every couple of months. maybe they should get someone in there who knows what they are doing.
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- Bill
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:51:31
It starts with the power and before you know it
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/22_Minutes/Clips/ID=1409308041 -
- Sunflower
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:50:25
Government workers...I know...what a bunch, wha'? I've been a government worker for 19 years. Employee, worker, team mate, co worker, what have you...I cannot speak for ALL GOVERNMENT WORKS..but I am getting rather tired of the notion of government worker=does nothing at all.
I work...hard and diligently...I am proud to be a government worker . I know when I serve, communicate, etc. the john/jane doe leaves a smile left by me or that they know I am going to assist in anyway I can.
Please do not generalize all government workers are the same.
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- wavy
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:50:17
...anyways, it's not like the lights were on at the Confederation Building to begin with (yuk , yuk)...they've been working in the dark for so long you'd think they'd be used to it by now (yuk, yuk)...I got a million of 'em....
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- Burnin' Down the House
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:48:42
I. P. Freely from NL writes: 'They seem to have this same problem every couple of months. maybe they should get someone in there who knows what they are doing.'
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- Joey Oldford
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:45:37
The Telegram is way out of line posting this story. What goes on in the Confederation Building is none of the public's business. Get back to finding out what Danny Williams had for breakfast.
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- don
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:42:16
Danny is away so somebody pulled the plug and all of the bureaucrats at Confooleration Building get a long weekend. Who says the bureaucrats don't know what they're doing! If you want to talk to a bureaucrat today, drop down to a pub on George Street! That's where most of our political and government business is conducted anyway. Nothing new!
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- Mike
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:41:05
No surprise that calls weren't returned. Even if they weren't all gone home... the place is using VOIP isn't it? Power goes... so do phones.
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- Marie
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:53:32
I wonder how long that will take to find the problem and then fix it. I wonder if I will be back at work on Monday.
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- Jonah
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:53:18
Not shocked. The whole of the province is victim to crumbling infrastructure. Even the Confederation Building.
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- W
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:50:18
Man, Danny leaves and they have to shut down the house of assembly, can't get the power working at Confederation bldg and St. Bon's Ice Rink has a huge hole in the boards, Danny is holding this province together. We're screwed if he retires............I mean who would replace him Kathy Dunderdale, or Jerome Kennedy, even the LIberals would be crying for Danny to return then.
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- Not
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:49:53
Hey Doug, applied for a job with the government but didn't get it?
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- Doug
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:47:48
For the record, there is no such thing as a government worker. Government employee maybe, but you'd have to look far and wide to find someone in the provincial government who actually does any work.
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- member of the 5%
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:41:51
Will anyone notice the government workers have all gone home ?
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- I. P. Freely
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:37:24
They seem to have this same problem every couple of months. maybe they should get someone in there who knows what they are doing.
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- Bill
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:35:10
It starts with the power and before you know it
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/22_Minutes/Clips/ID=1409308041 -
- Sunflower
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:33:10
Government workers...I know...what a bunch, wha'? I've been a government worker for 19 years. Employee, worker, team mate, co worker, what have you...I cannot speak for ALL GOVERNMENT WORKS..but I am getting rather tired of the notion of government worker=does nothing at all.
I work...hard and diligently...I am proud to be a government worker . I know when I serve, communicate, etc. the john/jane doe leaves a smile left by me or that they know I am going to assist in anyway I can.
Please do not generalize all government workers are the same.
Good grief... -
- wavy
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:32:54
...anyways, it's not like the lights were on at the Confederation Building to begin with (yuk , yuk)...they've been working in the dark for so long you'd think they'd be used to it by now (yuk, yuk)...I got a million of 'em....
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- Burnin' Down the House
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:30:15
I. P. Freely from NL writes: 'They seem to have this same problem every couple of months. maybe they should get someone in there who knows what they are doing.'
What ? Break the status quo ? -
- Joey Oldford
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:25:13
The Telegram is way out of line posting this story. What goes on in the Confederation Building is none of the public's business. Get back to finding out what Danny Williams had for breakfast.
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- don
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:19:23
Danny is away so somebody pulled the plug and all of the bureaucrats at Confooleration Building get a long weekend. Who says the bureaucrats don't know what they're doing! If you want to talk to a bureaucrat today, drop down to a pub on George Street! That's where most of our political and government business is conducted anyway. Nothing new!
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- Mike
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:17:26
No surprise that calls weren't returned. Even if they weren't all gone home... the place is using VOIP isn't it? Power goes... so do phones.
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