Storms will also track down the Ottawa Valley into the afternoon and evening, with the potential for these storms to turn severe across the region. Any storms that develop could produce isolated damaging wind gusts, heavy rain, and large hail. E...
OTTAWA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Power outages caused by the destructive storm that swept across Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec on Saturday stretched into the fourth day on Tuesday. An intense wall of thunderstorms swept across Ontario and into Quebec on Saturday, with high winds knocking d...
On Sunday, Ottawa's hydro utility said that as of Sunday, 9,000 homes and businesses in Ottawa were still unconnected to the grid, and more than a dozen schools in the capital remained closed due to power outages, following a derecho, a line of thunderstorms that started to cut through O...
Planned power interruptions are planned, reviewed and scheduled carefully within Hydro Ottawa to ensure that any inconvenience is minimal and enables the work to be completed as quickly and as safely as possible. These planned interruptions are integral to ensuring Hydro Ottawa continues to provide saf...
Protect your home from the risks caused by sudden power outages a generator from Generac, the industry leader, installed by the experts at Gentech. In the event of a power failure, these reliable systems automatically start up, supplying electricity to your home until the local power utility re...
Natural disasters (e.g. loss of power from hurricanes, earthquakes, snow storms) and ‘wildfire prevention’ power outages (called PSPS for public safety power shutdown) imposed by utility companies in California has resulted in an increasingly unreliable energy grid. An increasing danger to human...
Protect your home from the risks caused by sudden power outages a generator from Generac, the industry leader, installed by the experts at Gentech. In the event of a power failure, these reliable systems automatically start up, supplying electricity to your home until the local power utility re...
But no matter how effective our grid is, we cannot control Mother Nature and the risk of power outages. Storms can down power lines or cause equipment damage at any moment. For Hydro Ottawa customers, being prepared for a possible power outage with supplies which will allow your family to ...
In the city of Chateauguay, in the Montérégie region south of Montreal, thousands were dealing with both power outages and flooding due to the storm. Mayor Éric Allard said about 250 homes were flooded, but the city's fire department was able to pump the water out of...
OTTAWA - Canadian Automobile manufacturers are on the brink of significant changes as Ottawa prepares to introduce its long-awaited electric vehicle regulations. A reliable source within the government says final regulations are aimed at ensuring that all new passenger vehicles sold in Canada by 2035 ...