Features

Landscaping, recycling, floods & farm animals – Behind the scenes of the Yellowhead Transmission Reinforcement
August 25, 2011

Keith Turriff was promoted to Project Manager in March of this year, and one of his first projects in this role was the Yellowhead Transmission Reinforcement. In the past few months, Keith has learned firsthand about all of the little details that go into a project, and how important every member of the team is.

Insulator washing program makes a splash
August 18, 2011

While some women struggle to get their man to do the dishes or the washing, it’s no problem for the men of AltaLink’s line crew! For more than two months, AltaLink’s south lines crew spent their days doing the wash – insulator washing that is!

Bird’s the word
August 18, 2011

It may still be summer, but our substations keep their jackets on all year long… their Greenjackets™, that is. These protective covers help save Alberta’s wildlife from electrical contact every day. AltaLink had the opportunity to show how this technology works last week in Banff, when we hosted an international workshop on bird protection programs.

AltaLink contributes $75,000 to ferruginous hawk recovery
April 21, 2011

Back in 1992, you could often spot a ferruginous hawk soaring above Alberta’s prairies. Fast forward twenty years and the ferruginous hawk is now an endangered species – with numbers estimated at 643 breeding pairs, down from 1700 breeding pairs in 1992.