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Helicopter Only Access Repeater Station OPGW Connection
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The scope of work included trenching ~500 meters of fiber in conduit through the Canadian Shield, connecting the OPGW dead-end structure to the communications building. Installing and commissioning a Power Line Carrier (PLC) to fiber JMUX repeater, which was used…
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230kV Customer Interconnection at Potash Mine
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Utility/customer projects are always unique due to the teamwork and communication required between two organizations. This project demanded even more coordination, as it involved leading the commissioning at the mine site while simultaneously orchestrating the commissioning at three other SaskPower…
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138kV Customer Interconnection at Potash Mine
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Like all large industrial customers with a transmission connection to their customer-owned substation, utility protection, metering, and control are located onsite, interfacing with their equipment at a demarcation point. The project scope included installing a fiber optic connection to the…
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100km Fiber Optic Preventative Maintenance – Pilot Project
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For the first time since the TeleControl team at SaskPower began installing fiber optics, I initiated a preventative maintenance project to inspect and repair one of our fiber lines, which was approximately 20 years old.
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Queen Elizabeth D-Plant Expansion
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The Queen Elizabeth (QE) “D-Plant” project was an expansion of Saskatoon’s largest power plant. In terms of Communication Protection & Control (CP&C), it involved integrating a fourth location with the three existing critical locations within QE.
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190km Fiber Optic Install – North Battleford to Meadow Lake
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In a collaboration between SaskTel and SaskPower, plans were laid to install approximately 190 km of fiber optic cable from North Battleford to Meadow Lake
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Aberdeen & Martensville CP&C
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As part of the Saskatoon Area Reinforcement (SAR) project, two new transmission stations—Aberdeen and Martensville—were built. As a member of the SaskPower TeleControl crew, I personally led the installation and commissioning of the entire Communication Protection & Control (CP&C) fiber…
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Aberdeen & Martensville Station Fiber Optic Connection
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As part of the Saskatoon Area Reinforcement (SAR) project, two new transmission stations—Aberdeen and Martensville—required connections to the existing fiber optic network. In total, approximately 40 km of new fiber optic cable was installed. As a member of the SaskPower…
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Fiber Optic Emergency Break Repair
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A fiber optic cable carrying critical traffic was accidentally ripped when an excavator failed to call for locates. A temporary repair was completed to restore traffic until a permanent repair could be organized. To minimize the disruption the repair was…
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