ET on Monday morning, according to Toronto Hydro.The utility's president Anthony Haines said it was "truly one of the worst ice storms we’ve seen here in Ontario. Things have even gotten so bad during Due to the unfortunate weather, road conditions are rough.
The OPP reported dealing with dozens of collisions amid slippery and unpredictable road conditions.North of the city, power outages were reported in Vaughan, Markham, Unionville, Aurora, Richmond Hill and Thornhill.West of the city in Peel Region, there were at least two separate injuries that appeared related to the storm — a 10-year-old boy was hurt when a tree branch fell on the roof of a car he was riding in, while a man in his 60s was seriously injured in a fall that occurred when he was trying to clear branches from the roof of his house.With files from the CBC's Charlsie Agro, Marc Apollonio and Michelle Cheung and The Canadian PressIt is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered onThe worst ice storm to hit Toronto in recent memory left the city scrambling to recover on Monday, though Mayor Rob Ford warned the ensuing power outages and transit chaos may not be the end of it. Tree down in Keenansville this morning The freezing rain that came down Thursday encased everything it touched in ice and left trees branches bending and breaking.As of Friday morning several thousand were without power in Barrie, and in New Tecumseth more than 11,000 had no electricity.Although they don't use power, even the birds in Barrie are affected by the ice storm this morning. #ONstorm was trending on Twitter on the morning of Sunday, December 1 along with #icestorm and #freezingrain.There are also over 32,000 Hydro One customers without power across the province as tree branches have been falling onto power lines.Officials say to avoid any unnecessary travel at all costs if you find yourself in the centre of the storm.Everyone affected by this storm here in Ontario and anyone affected by bad weather in the rest of Canada and beyond, please stay safe and only travel if necessary. 2019-12-29. ""Hope the power stays on here. Impressionist painting? "I hear Rob Ford says there's community centre[s] opened up and where they are … there's nothing in my area. Ontario: Ice storm threatens treacherous travel, outages this weekend Digital Writers. Humber College also closed its campus and daycare for the day.The ice storm has also caused major problems for the Toronto Transit Commission, which on Sunday had to deploy shuttle buses to move people along streetcar lines that were shut down and portions of the subway lines where service had been stopped.A handful of cancellations and delays were reported at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Monday morning, a day after some 200 flights were cancelled Sunday on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.The cancellations left travellers like Bradley Russell trying to find a way to get home for the holidays. Residents should watch out for freezing rain and a potential ice storm. "I hear Rob Ford says there's community centre[s] opened up and where they are … there's nothing in my area. By Elyse Wanshel. Things have even gotten so bad during Southern Ontario's ice storm that most of the province is stuck inside. Cleanup is on after Eastern ice storm
The worst ice storm to hit Toronto in recent memory left the city scrambling to recover on Monday, though Mayor Rob Ford warned the ensuing power outages and transit chaos may not be the end of it. The first of December didn't come quietly into Ontario. "If you don't have to go out, it’s better to stay off the roads," Premier Kathleen Wynne said Sunday.Wynne said she spoke to mayors throughout the area, as well as the deputy mayor of Toronto, to offer support.Both Sunnybrook Hospital and Toronto East General Hospital were forced to run on generators Sunday after losing power in the storm, though Toronto Hydro said power at East General Hospital was restored early Monday morning.Twenty Toronto Community Housing buildings were without power, which meant thousands of tenants living in those buildings were affectedVinny Christina, 67, lost power in her west-end apartment, leaving the senior huddling under a blanket to keep warm. "God knows, if weather comes in again, we might not get home probably until the New Year. Things have even gotten so bad during Southern Ontario's ice storm that most of the province is stuck inside. The worst ice storm to hit Toronto in recent memory left the city scrambling to recover on Monday, though Mayor Rob Ford warned the ensuing power outages and transit chaos may not be the end of it.Toronto was hit with freezing rain and drizzle for more than 24 hours, causing a build-up of ice on trees that came crashing down on cars, homes and power linesApproximately 228,000 customers were without power in Toronto as of 7:30 a.m. ^jo Toronto Hydro and utilities in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area reported no major outages.Toronto police are advising pedestrians to be careful for falling ice when walking near tall buildings.Reports of ice falling from buildings at numerous locations in the city, use caution when negotiating sidewalks near tall buildings ^maPearson International airport says things are running normally but that travellers should still check their flight status ahead of time.Happy Friday!