Power restored to 5,000 customers, Hydro One continuing reparation work

Hydro One says crews have restored power to the majority of customers impacted by a large outage in the Barry’s Bay area this morning.

They said an outage impacting more than 6,000 customers was reported around 10:45 this morning, and crews found three broken poles along with a number of trees that had come down on a power line.

As of just before 3 p.m., Hydro One said crews have restored power to more than 5,000 customers, while reparation work continues.

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They anticipate power will be restored to around 700 more customers around 8 p.m. tonight.

Current outages can be monitored on Hydro One’s outage map.

Julia DeJong
Julia DeJong
Julia is a graduate of Carleton University with a combined honours degree in journalism and humanities. She has published work with Carleton’s independent newspaper, The Charlatan, and completed internships with Blackburn Media and CBC Ottawa. Originally from Huron County, Ont., Julia now lives in Bancroft.

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