So my guess about what caused the power outage Thursday was correct, fuel ran out. This from CKOK news briefs:
"regards to the power outage, this morning we contacted NL Hydro’s Labrador Regional Manager Bill Nippard.

He says the reason for the power outage, was once again, the automatic refueling tank did not refuel the tanks.

So the Hydro workers were forced to refuel the tanks manually".

Ironically the power outage prevented a phone interview with a Hydro official:
"Because of the brief power outage here in Nain yesterday, Senior Communications Advisor Karen O’Neill was unable to reach us via a telephone update".

The SCA sent an e mail with an update.

Also in the 'as mentioned before' category; Mitchell has been studying journalism at CONA in Stephenville for a couple of years. He has come along nicely, last summer break he spent time at the Labradorian in Goose Bay.

Prior to journalism school Mit worked at CKOK for several years.

Later update:

It is snowing, big puffy white flakes, wont hang around though given the temperatures.

Nunatsiavut Government has released a Presser, their second, on the Voisey’s Bay strike.

Stronger language used this time “enough is enough” should get em shaking in their boots down in Brazil, not to mention the bothers and sisters at Steel Workers Union HQ.

I feel for some of the strikers, though I always felt that it was really bad timing in walking out when they did what with the world economy at the time, then again I am sure there were other issues that played a role in that decision.

Why I say some is; there are some strikers who have acquired other employment and some who have not.
It is possible that the ones who have taken other jobs may not be going back after the strike ends, and I am sure that some of those just could not survive on the strike pay, having said that nor can the ones who have not taken other work.
It’s a complicated business being dictated to by employers and unions, but that is the reality of working in high paid remote sites.

One wonders how the worker to worker relationships will be once the strike is over.