Home Breadcrumb caret News Breadcrumb caret Home About 66,000 customers still without power in Ontario after ice storm More than a million Ontario homes and businesses have experienced outages since the March 30 storm By The Canadian Press | April 7, 2025 | Last updated on April 7, 2025 1 min read Plus Icon Image 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 electricity restoration. The utility says the weather is favourable for power restoration and its helicopters and drones are back in the air to help survey the damage. It says localized flooding may slow restoration if it affects roads and severe damage continues to be discovered in new areas. The utility says crews have identified more than 2,200 broken poles and have replaced 50 poles and rebuilt a section of the power system in the Minden area. More than a million Ontario homes and businesses have experienced outages since the March 30 ice storm and subsequent days of high winds and heavy rain. Subscribe to our newsletters Subscribe Subscribe The Canadian Press Print Group 8 LinkedIn LI X (Twitter) logo Facebook Print Group 8
