UPDATE: For customers in the Beachburg area, Hydro One has indicated a damaged pole upstream is the cause and crews have been dispatched for repairs.
Thousands of homes across the Ottawa Valley are currently without power. According to Hydro One, roughly 5,000 customers will have power restored before 5:00pm tonight (April 21st, 2022). Ottawa River Power is also investigating a power outage impacting homes in the Pembroke area. Ottawa River Power says the outage is due to a loss of supply from the provincial grid.
(written by: Rudy Kadlec)
The power outage is due to a loss of supply from the provincial grid. There is no ETR at this time.
— Ottawa River Power (@ORPowerCorp) April 21, 2022