Ottawa Mayor Promises Review of Storm Response as Thousands Remain in the Dark

Ottawa Mayor Promises Review of Storm Response as Thousands Remain in the Dark
A utility worker assesses a transmission tower as they work to sever it from its base to remove it, after it was damaged in Saturday’s major storm in Ottawa, on May 24, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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The mayor of Ottawa and the president of the region’s utility company are promising to launch a review into the local response to the May 21 storm as thousands of residents remain without power nine days later.

As of Monday afternoon, nearly 8,000 hydro customers in more than a dozen neighbourhoods were still living in the dark, and Hydro Ottawa is not putting a timeline for getting everyone powered back up.