Hydro Ottawa says the damage from Saturday's storm is "simply beyond comprehension", and is "significantly worse" than the 1998 ice storm and the tornadoes that hit the capital three years ago.remain without power two days after a severe storm hit the capital, with wind gusts of up to 120 km/h.
In a letter to Mayor Jim Watson and council Saturday night, Hydro Ottawa said damage is located across the city. "We are managing this from a whole of city perspective given that no single area of the city was unaffected in some manner," the letter said. "And to provide some context for you and your residents, this event is significantly worse than both the ice storm of 1998 and the tornadoes of 2018. The level of damage to our distribution system is simply beyond comprehension."Hydro Ottawa says crews will work around the clock until power is restored.
Letter just received from Hydro Ottawa who call the level of damage to the system beyond comprehension. Let’s keep helping eachother and huge thank you to
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Anybody else see the GIANT problem with electric cars and the unreliability of our grid and weather. If you can’t charge your car because the power is cut, can’t you just tell your boss you had no power?
🙌🏻We need your help. May24/21:00 We will pray together for Ottawa.🙏 I look forward to your joining us❤️
Maybe for Hydro Ottawa……
Here is comes. A tax to stop wind.
How's that 2035 zero emissions car sales coming along?
Flash forward to 2030 'We can't charge our electric utility trucks to fix this'
Oh, come on! Worse than the ice storm where people literally froze to death?
Bs
Good Day To Own A Tesla My Friends 🤣
Do we blame Trudeau for this ?
This is sad. Time to think boring underground. Ontario and Canada in the dark ages !
It’s climate change’s fault that those hydro poles are old and snap like toothpicks.
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