Michelle Leger - Apprentice Electrician and Kristen Slade - Training and Development Specialist attended the Fort Simpson Career Fair last week and had the pleasure of meeting high-school students interested in exploring Apprenticeship Programs in the NWT. The fair was focused on being the "Jack and Jill of all Trades" and there was a good turnout of employers and students. The Hazard Hamlet was a huge hit, helping teach people about electrical safety!
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NTPC does an annual snow survey to measure the snow levels on the Snare basin to give an indication of what we might expect in water levels for the coming summer.
Although the preliminary results show snow levels at about 95% of normal, there are several factors that determine how much of that snow is realized in spring run-off. The factors include:
- how much rain the basin receives in the spring,
- how fast the melt occurs, how cold it is and
- how much evaporation takes place.
Once the first wave of water makes it way down to the Snare hydro electric plant, we will have an indication of what can be expected the rest of the year.
This year's NTPC snow survey team included Colin Steed, Eileen Hendry, and Matthew Miller -- they were joined by ENR (Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources) staff and university researchers.
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It's Emergency Preparedness Week in Canada.
In the event of an emergency, there is a good chance that NTPC employees will be required to help -- whether it is getting the power restored during an outage, or monitoring power supply during a flood -- in many ways we are first responders.
It is important to have your family prepared so that you are able to assist in the larger scale emergency if required -- that means making sure your family knows the risks, has a plan and an emergency kit. If you have pets, it means having a plan for them too...especially if you live alone. Visit the website www.getprepared.gc.ca to put your plan together.
Know the risks.
Make a plan.
Get a kit.
Being prepared means being safe.
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Phyllip Scheper, Engineering Department Summer Student, celebrates today in full Star Wars fashion. Well done!
May the Fourth be with you, too.