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Planned electrical shutdowns to affect downtown campus – Sunday, March 3rd

Published: 23 February 2024

The shutdown has been confirmed to proceed on March 3, 2024, as announced.

A major electrical shutdown scheduled to take place on the morning of Sunday, March 3, 2024 will affect multiple buildings on the downtown campus. The intervention will consist of a set of electrical shutdowns, starting at 6 a.m. and concluding by 12 p.m. (noon).ÌýÌý

The shutdowns are necessary interventions part of .ÌýÌý

Only emergency power will be available throughout the shutdowns. As a result, there will be:Ìý

  • No regular electricity (including no card access)Ìý
  • No heating and ventilationÌý
  • No functioning elevatorsÌý

Affected buildings

Building numberÌý

Building nameÌý

Shutdown #1Ìý

Shutdown #2Ìý

110Ìý

Burnside HallÌý

6 a.m. to ± 7 a.m.Ìý

11:30 a.m. to ± 12:00 p.m. (noon)Ìý

112Ìý

James Admin BuildingÌý

6 a.m. to ± 8 a.m.Ìý

²Ô/²¹Ìý

118Ìý

Macdonald Harrington BuildingÌý

6 a.m. to ± 7 a.m.Ìý

11:30 a.m. to ± 12:00 p.m. (noon)Ìý

119Ìý

Maass Chemistry BuildingÌý

6 a.m. to ± 7 a.m.Ìý

11:30 a.m. to ± 12:00 p.m. (noon)Ìý

120Ìý

Strathcona Music Building’s cafeteriaÌý

6 a.m. to ± 7 a.m.Ìý

11:30 a.m. to ± 12:00 p.m. (noon)Ìý

124Ìý

Birks BuildingÌý

6 a.m. to ± 8 a.m.Ìý

²Ô/²¹Ìý

130Ìý

Macdonald Engineering BuildingÌý

6 a.m. to ± 7 a.m.Ìý

11:30 a.m. to ± 12:00 p.m. (noon)Ìý

131Ìý

McConnell Engineering BuildingÌý

6 a.m. to ± 7 a.m.Ìý

11:30 a.m. to ± 12:00 p.m. (noon)Ìý

158Ìý

Pulp & Paper BuildingÌý

6 a.m. to ± 7 a.m.Ìý

11:30 a.m. to ± 12:00 p.m. (noon)Ìý

170Ìý

Macdonald Stewart Library Building (Schulich Library)Ìý

6 a.m. to ± 7 a.m.Ìý

11:30 a.m. to ± 12:00 p.m. (noon)Ìý

176Ìý

University 3550Ìý

6 a.m. to ± 8 a.m.Ìý

²Ô/²¹Ìý

177Ìý

Frank Dawson Adams BuildingÌý

6 a.m. to ± 7 a.m.Ìý

11:30 a.m. to ± 12:00 p.m. (noon)Ìý

180Ìý

Royal Victoria College (RVC) ResidenceÌý

6 a.m. to ± 7 a.m.Ìý

11:30 a.m. to ± 12:00 p.m. (noon)Ìý

189Ìý

Rutherford Physics BuildingÌý

6 a.m. to ± 8 a.m.Ìý

²Ô/²¹Ìý

197´¡Ìý

Ferrier BuildingÌý

6 a.m. to ± 12 p.m. (noon)Ìý

²Ô/²¹Ìý

198Ìý

Wilson HallÌý

6 a.m. to ± 8 a.m.Ìý

²Ô/²¹Ìý

229Ìý

Wong BuildingÌý

6 a.m. to ± 8 a.m.Ìý

²Ô/²¹Ìý

236Ìý

Brown Student ServicesÌý

6 a.m. to ± 12 p.m. (noon)Ìý

²Ô/²¹Ìý

245Ìý

Elizabeth Wirth BuildingÌý

6 a.m. to ± 7 a.m.Ìý

11:30 a.m. to ± 12:00 p.m. (noon)Ìý

To reduce the inconveniences to building users, the following mitigation measures have been put in place:

  • Heat will be increased overnight in the affected buildings to ensure a minimum building temperature is maintained.
  • Electricians will be on site to ensure emergency power is on and to verify that all buildings systems are functioning as expected once the shutdown has been completed.

Opening hours library locationsÌý

Please note that on Sunday, March 3:Ìý

  • Visitors to the Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering located in the Macdonald Stewart Library Building may experience service disruptions affecting electricity, heating, ventilation, and elevator access from 11:30 a.m. until noon.Ìý
  • Marvin Duchow Music Library located in the Elizabeth Wirth Music Building will open at noon.Ìý

Alternate library locations like the Islamic Studies Library, McLennan-Redpath Library Complex, and Nahum Gelber Law Library will be open the morning of Sunday, March 3. Please consult the opening and service hours for more information.Ìý

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    If you have questions or concerns about the shutdown, please contact your building director.Ìý

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