Freezing rain that coated parts of Ontario in thick layers of ice, downing branches and power lines, left hundreds of thousands of residents without electricity on Sunday as the storm headed east.
More than 350,000 customers were affected by outages early Sunday afternoon, according to Hydro One, Ontario’s provincial utility, and some residents said they couldn’t imagine the lights coming back any time soon.
“At the very end of our driveway, we had a hydro pole completely ripped in half because trees went down and took the wires down,” said Janelle Baker, who lives outside of Bracebridge, Ont., and lost power early Saturday morning.
“Our driveway and our road are completely impassable at this point.”
Baker said she spent Saturday night listening to the sounds of trees crashing down.
Global News Meteorologist Anthony Farnell reports.
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God have sense of humour after Ford threatened the USA to cut off their power 😂
Keep voting Federal Liberal. This is what you get. Destruction of basic services. More carbon taxes. April 24, vote Conservative.
Lmao that's kinda like poetic justice there
But Canada is such a nice place to live….heh.
So beautiful it's too bad it causes such destruction
That'll teach y'all for worshipping creepy Carnival Carney 😂😅😅😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😅
wow a new poll out and 90 % of real canadains, are all voting. for mister PP. conman. is going to be a no seat conman ..lmao.
Have they tried saying "elbows up" 3 times to clear the storm😂?
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Nasty Ice storms are unfortunately unpredictable unforgettable and unforgiving …Best thoughts for recovery to my fellow folk…
See I know I know I like power hooked up but if all places living projects as apartments houses etc., were independant as power and water and heat and all reinforced with new age tech as we see will be getting higher ratios of weather mishaps and could start to redesign areas towns City's and have independant versions and City's also could get independant as power water and heat with connected as services if ever needed through out the network needed as connected within independent living projects assisted as now carrier in water power and heat but on another level progressing with new state of servicing when needed since we will have more weather changes that would need in redevelopments of living spaces independently on that hooked connected level with water, power and heat independently connected networked state. Gist only, but imagine the idea.
This should serve as a reminder why we have to reject the insane idea of a fully digital and electric society.
Freaking cold here eh
I'm sure Mark Carney will follow in Trudeau foot steps and blame this all on Climate Change, we need to increase the Carbon Tax.
Still, at least tim hortons is open, eh?
Didn’t have to break the branch off!
Weak fragile left will either continue with empty slogans or continue to blame trump 😂😂
Did you hear that 60% of the bees in USA died last winter?
you know the thing is all winters used to be like this. I remember as a kid looking at the ice covered branches on my way home from school. we just haven't gotten a winter like this in a while thanks to climate change.
unplug your tesla
Day 3 Victoria harbour port McNicol Midland Penetanguishene tiny and cedar point still has no power parts of Penetanguishene should be back on today but most won't be until tomorrow hoping everyone stays warm and safe
March weather is old news
Trudeau's canada
Wow
Crazy, here in Oshawa we got nothing 😅
And Ford is sending hydro one workers to fix the electric lines going to the US instead of helping the people of Ontario, he sold out to the US, COWARD
Bad timing with the buds on the trees.
overhead power lines in 2025…
Our power just came back on hoping it stays on
Peterborough here. Looks just like what we have. Never seen devastation like this in 60 years. Gotta say hydro workers deserve a big pay cheque this week! Amazing job guys!
You would think a responsible "News" outlet would highlight the obviously irresponsible and dangerous situations that Green energy will create? Are they afraid to mention it? Have they been told not to mention it?
Thats normal in montreal and quebec lol
A lot of people don't realize that when there's a power outage, the cell service will also be diminished after a few hours. Cell towers have backup batteries that are only good for a little while. So keep that old landline with a corded phone.
Lots spoiled food
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Thanks Hydro Guys we all appreciate your hard work!
This all could have been largely prevented by managing the overgrown trees?
What is going on? How stupid can it get? Look at all of the trees that obviously shoul have been cut back. Is this going to continue to happen?
I remember the bad spring ice storm in 1974. Close Toronto in Northbound regions for several days