08/12/25 – Power Outage in Canada – UPDATE
Power has been restored to most of our broadcast towers. One tower serving some customers on Saturna is still out of power. It is estimated that power will be restored around 6 pm this evening.
08/12/25 – Power Outage in Canada
There is an unplanned power outage affecting Saturna and Pender Islands, including several of our broadcast towers that serve local clients. The power company is aware of the issue, and we are monitoring their progress.
08/07/25 – Network Outage on Saturna – RESOLVED
The broadcast tower is back up and we are monitoring the connection for any continuing issues.
08/07/25 – Network Outage on Saturna
There is a device malfunction at the tower that serves residents of Saturna Island, which started late last night. We are contacting local help in getting the equipment back online.
07/24/25 – Power Outage on Orcas – RESOLVED
Power has been restored to our broadcaster and all of our wireless links are up and running. If your connection still has not resumed since the power outage began, please notify our office at support@orcasonline.com or 360-376-4124.
07/24/25 – Power Outage on Orcas
There is an unplanned power outage affecting one of our broadcasters on Orcas that serves Blakely and Frost islands. OPALCO is aware of the issue, and we are monitoring the situation to ensure our system comes back up when power is restored.
07/23/25 – Network Outage on Saturna – RESOLVED
Power has been restored to our broadcasting site, all internet connections should be back online. If there is still an issue with your connection please contact our office at 360-376-4124.
07/23/25 – Network Outage on Saturna
Our backbone receiver for one of our towers on Saturna Island that serves parts of Orcas and western Waldron has stopped communicating with us. We are contacting people onsite to investigate the reason for the outage.
07/08/25 – Power Outage on Orcas
UPDATE: Power was restored after the eminent fire damage to the local community and power systems was determined to be minimal. Please contact OPALCO about the power systems status.
5:12:PM Power is out in the Deer Harbor area due to a wildfire; this outage is affecting one of our local broadcast towers. We anticipate that power will be restored normally once the fire is contained.
05/27/25 – Power Outage on Orcas – RESOLUTION POST SCRIPT
Our technicians got in touch with our contacts at the last affected tower and our broadcasters were powered back up. Full service was restored later that evening.
