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MAJOR POWER OUTAGES FOLLOWING SEVERE STORMS
Les lignes électriques abattues et la circulation sur une seule voie dans certains secteurs à cause des arbres tombés font partie des dégâts causés dans Prescott-Russell et dans le reste de l’Est de l’Ontario par la tempête de la fin de semaine. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
ANTOINE MESSIER antoine.messier@eap.on.ca
out, stores and restaurants were closed. Trees were uprooted and their branches stretched across the roads. The roofs of several homes were damaged. Volunteer firefighters were present at the L’Orignal fire station to assist residents. A notice went out from Alfred-Planta- genet Township that any residents of the
municipality in need could obtain clean drink- JOHXBUFSBUUIF8FOEPWFSXBUFSUSFBUNFOU plant, at the Lefaivre water treatment or at the Plantagenet fire station. Hawkesbury has not communicated any such plans to help its residents. The situation is similar throughout the SFHJPO*O&BTUFSO0OUBSJP OFBSMZ
buildings were without power over the May long weekend. At press time the latest report from Hydro One was that these outages would be resolved by Tuesday afternoon, May 24. The company says it has mobilized all its resources to restore power as quickly as possible.
Major power outages plague the entire Prescott-Russell region following the severe thunderstorms that hit Ontario over the weekend. In Hawkesbury, the entire town was with- out power Saturday night. Street lights were
La tempête qui a soufflé sur l’Est de l’Ontario pendant la fin de semaine de congé de mai a laissé derrière elle quelques nouvelles « coupes à blanc « dans certaines régions rurales de Prescott-Russell. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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Neighbours helped neighbours in rural areas of Prescott-Russell to open up driveways blocked by fallen trees and other damage that resulted from the May long weekend storm. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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