About 800,000 people in Ontario and Quebec were without power Wednesday after a messy mix of freezing rain and thunderstorms pummeled parts of both provinces.
Leblanc said hydro crews were working overtime, but he said many of the outages are small, affecting only a few customers and making it more difficult to reconnect large numbers of people.
In Montreal, there were numerous reports of downed trees. City police said 911 was receiving a high volume of calls on Wednesday afternoon and asked people not to call to report damage to vehicles. Transport Quebec said weather conditions forced it to close the Victoria Bridge, which connects Montreal with its southern suburbs.
“Our crews are restoring power to over 120,000 customers after high winds and severe thunderstorms have caused significant damage,” the utility said in an afternoon statement. In eastern Ontario, the agency called for prolonged periods of freezing rain with ice storm conditions continuing into the evening, which prompted school bus cancellations earlier in the morning in Ottawa.Article content
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