Power Restored in Ottawa After Strong Winds Cause Widespread Outages

Power restored in Ottawa after strong winds cause widespread outages

Thousands of people were without power in Ottawa and classes were cancelled at Algonquin College today, as strong winds and cold temperatures gripped the national capital region.

Some power outages reported after high winds in Ottawa

Gusts of up to 70 km/h ushered in rounds of precipitation and also caused power outages in parts of the nation’s capital. According to Environment Canada, the wind is expected to subside by Tuesday afternoon, after it already wreaked havoc in some parts of the city. Late Monday, a cold front bringing lots of rain […]

High winds knock out power for thousands across Ottawa, LRT briefly stopped in the east

Some 11,000 customers were without power Tuesday after high winds in Ottawa. The LRT returned to service in the east after a brief outage.