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Northern Broadband Wireless Northern Broadband Wireless is Internet Service Provider for the Northern Ontario Area currently serving Manitouwadge to bring High Speed Internet!

10/14/2026

10:00 AM:

Services have been restored.

Thanks,
Kane

Network Outage Update – 8:52 AM

Good morning,

We are currently experiencing a network outage following last night's upgrades. Network traffic is not flowing correctly, and we are actively working to resolve the issue. We hope to have service restored within the next couple of hours.

We sincerely apologize for the extended downtime and any inconvenience this has caused.

On a positive note, one of the biggest improvements from these upgrades is that our network should now be much less affected by power outages along Highway 17. These outages have accounted for approximately more than 90% of our network downtime this year, so this upgrade should significantly improve reliability and help prevent similar interruptions in the future.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through these remaining issues.

Thanks,
Kane

Original Post:
Good evening!

We will be performing network upgrades this evening starting at 10:30 PM.

There may be some minor interruptions to your Internet service throughout the evening as we complete this work.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.

Thanks,
Kane

10/10/2026

7:25PM:
Service is now restored.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Original Message:
Good evening,

We are currently experiencing an Internet service interruption due to a power outage on Highway 17.

Hydro One is currently estimating power restoration for 8:45 PM. Please keep in mind that this is only an ETA and may change.

We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.

Thanks,
Kane

09/28/2026

Update: 10:45AM:
Power is now Restored on Highway 17 and the Internet is back Online.

Sorry for the inconvenience and have yourself a great week.

Thanks,
Kane

Original Message:
There is currently a townwide Internet outage due to a power outage on Highway 17.

Hydro One is doing work in the area and is currently estimating restoration for approximately 10:45 AM. Please keep in mind that this is only an ETA, and restoration times can change.

We apologize for the disruption and appreciate your patience and understanding while the outage is being resolved.

We will continue to provide updates as we receive further information.

Thanks,
Kane

09/24/2026

Update 8:15PM: Network service has been restored. One of our network switches was experiencing issues, causing a brief outage for some of our customers.

We apologize for the downtime and appreciate your patience and understanding.

We hope you have a great evening!

Thanks,
Kane

Good Evening,
We are currently experiencing a partial Internet outage in Manitouwadge this evening. Our team is working to resolve the issue and restore service as soon as possible.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.

Thanks,
Kane

09/15/2026

7:49 PM:
Service has now been restored.

Sorry for the inconvenience and have a wonderful evening.

Thanks,
Kane

7:15 PM:
Hydro One has updated their ETA till restoration to 8:15 PM. We can also confirm a tree had fallen the powerlines due to the strong winds.

Thanks,
Kane

Original Post:
Good afternoon we are experiencing a power outage on Highway 17 that is interrupting our service in Manitouwadge.

Services are expected to be restored around 6: 15pm, but please keep in mind this is a rough estimate from Hydro one.

Thanks,
Kane

09/09/2026

Update – 8:00 PM:
Service has now been fully restored.

Hydro One has advised that the outage was caused by a tree coming into contact with the hydro lines.

We apologize for the downtime and any inconvenience it may have caused. Thank you for your patience and understanding throughout the outage.

We hope everyone has a great evening!

Thanks,
Kane

Update – 7:30 PM:
Hydro One has updated the estimated restoration time for the Highway 17 outage.

The new Estimated Time of Restoration is 9:30 PM tonight, September 9.

At this time, we have not received any additional information regarding the outage. We’ll continue to monitor the situation and provide another update if anything changes.

Thank you for your continued patience.

Original Message:
Good evening,

We are currently dealing with Hydro One outage affecting the Highway 17 area and causing an Internet Outage in Manitouwadge.

Hydro One is reporting that a crew is currently working in the area, with an estimated restoration time of 7:30 PM.

As always, restoration times are estimates and may change depending on what crews find while completing repairs.

We’ll keep an eye on the outage and update this post if there are any significant changes.

We apologize for the disruption and appreciate everyone’s patience.

Thanks,
Kane

08/26/2026

Update 6:10 p.m.

Hydro one has restored service on the highway and the internet has been restored in town.

Sorry for the inconvenience and have a good evening.

Thanks,
Kane

Original Message:
Good evening,

We are currently experiencing a Hydro One outage affecting Highway 17 and are waiting for Hydro One to assess the situation.

The current estimated restoration time is 7:45 PM. Please keep in mind that this is an automated estimate from Hydro One and may change once crews have assessed the outage.

We will continue to update this post throughout the evening as more information becomes available.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

Thanks,
Kane

07/29/2026

Update 8:10PM:
Service has been restored. Hydro one down from Hemlo to White River due to an "Animal Contact".

Big thanks to the Hydro one crews for working hard and restoring the power back to the highway.

We apologize for the inconvenience that outage had caused and hope you have a great evening.

Thanks,
Kane

Update 1:50 PM:
Hydro One is reporting two additional power outages spanning from Hemlo to White River. Their updated estimated restoration time is now 9:00 PM.

Automated system updates often assign default timelines when an initial target is missed, so we're hopeful service will return much sooner.

We’ll continue monitoring the situation closely and share new details as soon as we have them.

Thanks,
Kane

Due to a power outage along Highway 17, internet service is currently down in Manitouwadge.

Hydro One estimates power will be restored by 1:45 PM. We are monitoring the situation and will update this post as soon as we have more information.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience!

Thanks,
Kane

06/16/2026

The upstream provider has resolved the issue, and all services are now back online and stable. Thank you all for your patience and understanding tonight while things were out of our hands. We apologize again for the downtime.

Have yourselves a wonderful evening!

Thanks,
Kane

06/15/2026

We are currently experiencing an outage with our upstream provider outside of town. We are actively investigating the issue and will update this post as soon as we have more information.

Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience.

Thanks,
Kane

7:40 PM Update: We have been informed that the upstream provider is actively working on the issue and has dispatched personnel to one of their facilities to resolve it. We do not have an ETA or any further details at this time, as the situation is out of our hands. We are waiting for them to restore service as soon as possible and will keep you posted.

Thanks,
Kane

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