The power outages in Yellowknife, Ndilo and Dettah on Saturday evening are all due to a fault to the main electrical feed to the city. That's the determination by Naka Power.

The utility posted the cause on X just after 7:30 p.m. that an investigation led them to that result.

"We were able to isolate the issue to successfully restore power," read the post. "We will continue to investigate how this fault happened to begin with."

Another power outage just before 8:30 p.m. was all due to a malfunction in the main substation, Naka posted later on.

"We anticipate a restoration of power for the majority within the next two hours," read the post. "Some areas may require a longer period of 3-4 hours for complete restoration."

The outages have forced cancellations and postponements of all sorts. The performance of Children of God at the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC) was shut down.

NACC's Facebook page noted that those who bought tickets for the one and only scheduled showing in Yellowknife would be contacted about receiving a refund of their purchase.

The Capitol Theatre posted at around 7 p.m. that all evening showings were being cancelled. The theatre stated that anyone with tickets for Saturday evening's movies would have them honoured on their next visit.

The city is telling people to take care around traffic lights as they may be malfunctioning. Drivers are asked to yield to pedestrians and proceed with caution.

Also, the city is asking residents to run their taps to make sure their pipes don't freeze. If you do have any freeze up problems, call either a steaming company or a plumber.