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Power outage shuts down council meeting as freezing rain impacts city (update)

Buses will stop at 8 p.m., garbage impacted tomorrow
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Peter Rowe from Fringe North checks his cell phone in a darkened Civic Centre just before tonight's city council budget meeting was cancelled at 6:03 p.m. Rowe came to the session hoping for a one-time grant of $25,000. David Helwig/SooToday
The following is a news release from PUC:
 
Interruption Date:  Feb. 4, 2019 at 17:24 p.m.
Customers Affected:  2003
 
Number of customers restored: 1201  
Restored at:  18:23 p.m.

Customers remaining off:  802
 
Description of area involved:

Power has been restored to 1201 customers.

The line crews are currently investigation a power out in the downtown area affecting 802 customers.

If you have any information leading to the cause of the outage or other concerns please call the PUC emergency number at 759-6555.

6:20 p.m. original story:

City council called it quits after a downtown power outage struck the Civic Centre shortly before 5:30 p.m. today.

PUC says line crews are looking for the source of the downtown outage, which is affecting 2,003 customers.

According to a city news release issued this evening, the following measures have been taken due to freezing rain and falling temperatures:

  • All bus routes will end as of 8 p.m., but are expected to resume as usual tomorrow morning
  • Tuesday's garbage collection is cancelled. Next Tuesday's pickup will allow for four bags. 
  • All programming at city arenas and the Northern Community Centre is closed for the rest of the evening
  • All city library branches are closed

The City of Sault Ste Marie also reminds motorists to drive according to conditions and allow space for heavy equipment operators to clear and sand roadways safely and efficiently.

Pedestrians are cautioned that decreasing temperatures will mean slippery sidewalks.

Also, the parking by-law is still in effect, so no parking on city streets between midnight and 6 a.m.


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