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Hundreds of thousands still without power on third day of spring storm

Over the weekend of March 30, 2025, a severe ice storm led to widespread power outages across Ontario, primarily affecting customers in Barrie, with over 300,000 Canadians impacted on Sunday.
Environment Canada had issued winter storm warnings for freezing rain, anticipating hazardous conditions and a risk of snow mixed with ice pellets in Ottawa, parts of Quebec and Ontario, with the conditions expected to last until Monday morning in some regions.
The prolonged freezing rain caused downed trees and hydro lines, hazardous road conditions, and damage to public and private infrastructure, prompting the city of Orillia and the Township of Oro-Medonte to declare a state of emergency.
Hydro One, the province's largest electricity provider, reported that outages were largely caused by tree limbs weighed down by freezing rain, and spokesperson Tiziana Baccega Rosa stated that an 'all-hands-on-deck' approach was being taken to repair snapped hydro lines, with safety as the top priority.
While crews worked to restore power to the hundreds of thousands of affected customers, progress was slow due to ice on the lines, and a second round of freezing rain was expected to further impact power lines and road conditions as the storm moved east, threatening parts of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia.

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