US EditionMore than 34,000 customers remain powerless after spring storm tears through Ontario
- A powerful ice storm struck central and northern Ontario on Sunday, March 30, 2025, causing severe damage.
- The ice storm caused branches and limbs to fall, blocking roads across the region.
- Peterborough, Barrie, and Kawartha Lakes experienced downed trees due to the severe weather; states of emergency were declared.
- Hydro One crews worked to restore power and discovered 1,826 broken poles; Christopher Martins posted a photo on Facebook.
- Approximately 55,000 Hydro One customers remained without power as of Monday, April 7, and the utility continues restoration efforts.
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More than 34,000 Ontario customers powerless after storm
Just over 35,000 customers still don't have power back in Ontario more than a week after a storm tore through the central and eastern parts of the province. Among the hardest hit communities were those surrounding Peterborough and Orillia. Hydro One says over 4,800 crews are working to restore s...
About 66,000 customers still without power in Ontario after ice storm
A heavily damaged pavilion from the ice storm at the Sunnidale Park Arboretum in Barrie, Ont. on Friday April 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Drost About 66,000 homes and businesses in Ontario are still without power more than a week after an ice storm caused severe damage in central and eastern parts of the province. Hydro One says the number of customers struggling with outages has dropped as 4,800 crew members make progress on electri…
44,000 Hydro One Customers Remain Without Power a Week After Ontario Ice Storm
Tens of thousands of Ontarians are still without power today as Hydro One crews continue “working around the clock” to get the lights back after last week’s ice storm left homes and businesses across the province in the dark. Hydro One announced early April 6 that the number of customers affected had decreased to 69,000 as crews worked to resolve the extended outages caused by the ice storm. However, by evening, the number of outages had risen t…
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