Thousands in Orillia still without power after historic ice storm

Thousands of Orillia residents have gone roughly six days without electricity after a brutal winter storm hit the area over the weekend. And as Michelle Mackey tells us a new kind of emergency situation is developing tonight.

[gamakris]

It’s historic that there are thousands of people who now live in Orilla. Great fishing under the bridge.

[kittylozon]

For sure the Casino doesn't have any problem with power outages.

[CrystalAbrahams]

This isn't a drill. This is happening.

[Maguire-omzd]

Call me old fashioned, but...
It is a far better idea to trim back the trees before they come down on power lines than to cut them back after a storm and resulting massive power outage.
So let's have a thorough tree clearing from power lines from here on, and starting very soon! That way there will be a whole lot less power outages.
Agreed?

[Maguire-omzd]

This all could have been largely prevented by managing the overgrown trees?
What is going on? Is this going to continue to happen?

[cholakuany]

Is this happening in Canada? 😮. Such bad weather happens in the South. Global Warming is not a hoax anymore and those who doubt it must open their eyes and appreciate the Carbon Tax.