Some residents near Sussex will be spending part of their weekend without electricity.

NB Power has scheduled a planned power outage from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Affected communities will include:

• Berwick
• Carsonville
• Collina
• Dubee Settlement
• Head of Millstream
• Keirstead Mountain
• Lower Millstream
• Mount Hebron
• Mount Middleton
• Pleasant Ridge
• Searsville
• Snider Mountain
• Summerfield

The utility said the interruption is necessary so work can take place on infrastructure in the area.