N.B. Power crews head to Ontario after ice storm knocks out power

Oliver Pearson · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 05, 2025 4:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

N.B. Power sent 27 crews to Ontario connected Friday to assistance with powerfulness restoration efforts aft a week of ice, upwind and rain. More than 100,000 customers successful the state stay without power.

Central and bluish parts of the state were hit with an crystal tempest past play followed by upwind and rainfall earlier this week.

According to Ontario's inferior company, Hydro One, determination were 102,000 customers without powerfulness successful the state this morning. Crews person restored powerfulness to much than 93 per cent of customers, but new outages are inactive being reported.

Susan Holt took to societal media connected Saturday to convey N.B. Power crews. She said "good neighbours assistance each different out," successful notation to Ontario Premier Doug Ford.

N.B. Power sent dozens of workers to Ontario. It is not known however agelong they volition beryllium needed.

N.B. Power wasn't capable to corroborate precisely however galore individuals made the trip.

A spokesperson for the inferior said: "We cognize however hard and labour-intensive restoration enactment tin beryllium pursuing an crystal tempest and are arrogant to assistance our chap Canadians."

N.B. Power and Quebec Hydro are the lone out-of-province help. Through the Canadian Mutual Assistance Group, 29 inferior partners are helping successful Ontario. There are a full of 4,000 unit members moving to reconstruct power.

Hydro One requested assistance from N.B. Power and the different utilities. As portion of the program, Hydro One volition wage for their services.