Power Fully Restored on Campus

Update #3: Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.

Power has been restored to all buildings on campus, and normal operations may resume. 

Please note the power outage has impacted the capacity of the cooling systems in some buildings. The Facilities Management and Planning team are working on the restoration of these systems.

Update #2: Friday, July 12, 2024 at 12:45 p.m.

At this time, the duration of the outage is unknown. Impacted buildings are currently running on emergency power. Facilities Management staff are working with Ottawa Hydro to resume full services as soon as possible.

To ensure the continued safety and well-being of everyone on campus, the following buildings remain without power and are closed, effective immediately:

• Architecture
• Dunton Tower
• Azrieli Pavilion
• Azrieli Theatre
• MacOdrum Library
• Southam Hall
• Paterson Hall
• Tory Building
• Nideyinàn

In order to protect the remaining electrical supply across campus, Facilities Management and Planning has had to reduce cooling to several buildings. This list below is subject to change. Currently the following have had cooling capacity levels reduced:

• Loeb
• SSRB
• HCI/VSIM
• ARISE
• Richcraft
• Pigiarvik
• Nesbitt
• Nicol
• Canal
• Mackenzie
• Minto
• Renfrew House
• Lanark House
• Glengarry House

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate through this unexpected event. The safety and well-being of our university community is a top priority.

We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available and as conditions change. Please check your university email regularly for these updates.

Update #1: Friday, July 12, 2024 at 7:50 a.m.

Due to a significant power outage overnight, there is currently no power or cooling in several buildings on campus including:

• Architecture
• Dunton Tower
• Azrieli Pavilion
• Azrieli Theatre
• MacOdrum Library
• Southam Hall
• Paterson Hall
• Tory Building
• Nideyinàn
• Loeb

Facilities Management and Planning is working with Hydro Ottawa to restore power. It is not known at this time when power will be restored. Should people need to enter to retrieve items, they will be able to do so. Note that elevators may not be operational.

Students with impacted classes will receive an email sent to their cMail account.

The following student support offices are closed for in-person support services but are operating remotely.

• Academic Advising Centre – use the Academic Advising Request Form
• Career Services – career@carleton.ca
• Centre for Student Academic Support – csas@carleton.ca
• International Student Services Office –isso@carleton.ca
• Office of Student Affairs –osa@carleton.ca
• Paul Menton Centre – pmc@carleton.ca
• Registrar’s Office – registrar@carleton.ca
• Student Experience Office –seo@carleton.ca

Several buildings had their power restored overnight and are operating normally.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and further updates will be provided as additional information is available.