Thousands still without power in Quebec
Hydro-Québec workers still out to restore power to 4,300 people
CBC News
Posted: Dec 26, 2012 9:10 AM ET
Last Updated: Dec 26, 2012 4:01 PM ET
Workers are still trying to restore power to homes on Hydro-Québec's secondary network. (CBC)
Related
Related Stories
Hydro-Québec employees are still trying to restore power to thousands of customers in regions north and west of Montreal.
As of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, the company said an approximate 4,300 homes and businesses were still without power in the Laurentians, Outaouais and Lanaudière regions.
Last Friday's 50-centimetre snowfall cut power to about 130,000 customers.
More than 800 Hydro-Québec employees – some on snowmobiles and snowshoes – were working over Christmas Day to help fix power lines that feed individual homes. Work on the primary network was mostly completed Tuesday.
Isabelle Nuckle, a spokeswoman for the public utility, said the work is taking longer than expected because many hydro poles need to be replaced.
With files from The Canadian PressShare Tools
Big Box Advertisement
Latest Montreal News Headlines
- Behind the scenes: Community fights Hydro-Québec plan
- CBC reporter Willy Lowry takes us behind the scenes as he heads to a village in the Laurentians. more »
- Pierre's picks: 5 don't-miss events in Montreal this weekend
- Every Friday, CBC Montreal's Homerun arts reporter Pierre Landry brings you the top five things to see and do in Montreal this weekend. more »
- Construction hotspots to avoid on May long weekend
- The all-too-familiar sounds of construction work will ring in the May long weekend for Montrealers. more »
- Bomb defuser from FLQ crisis remembered by friends, family
- Friends and family who gathered to remember the sacrifice of engineer Walter Leja say more should be done to remember the heroes of Quebec's FLQ crisis. more »
Must Watch
Top News Headlines
- Rescue attempt over for New Brunswick fishermen
- The rescue attempt for two missing fishermen has been called off in New Brunswick, hours after one body was found. more »
- Spectator killed at Edmonton Jeep event
- A 20-year-old woman died Saturday during an event for Jeep enthusiasts held in a parking lot just west of downtown Edmonton. more »
- Astronaut Chris Hadfield adjusts to 'earthling' life
- Canada's space ambassador, Chris Hadfield, is still readapting to life on this planet after spending 146 days in zero gravity as commander of the International Space Station. For now, though, he's taking his homecoming one step at a time. more »
- Afghan legislators block law protecting women
- An Afghan legislator says conservative lawmakers have blocked approval of a law that aims to protect women's freedoms, saying parts of it violate Islamic principles. more »
Most Viewed/Commented
- Apartment fire leaves 2 children, father in critical condition
- Behind the scenes: Community fights Hydro-Québec plan
- Bomb defuser from FLQ crisis remembered by friends, family
- Pierre's picks: 5 don't-miss events in Montreal this weekend
- Construction hotspots to avoid on May long weekend
- PQ's proposed changes to Bill 14 leave critics skeptical
- Body found in burning car in Laval park
- Woman accused of murder testifies that she was too drunk
- Montreal unveils new locations for food trucks
Big Box Advertisement
