Tag: Hydro One

Hydro One Workers Killed in 2017 Helicopter Crash Were Proud Employees, Inquest Hears

Hydro One employees killed in a December 2017 helicopter crash in eastern Ontario were remembered by their families as proud tradespeople with “lifetimes ahead of them,” as an inquest into their deaths opened Monday. Four Hydro One employees — 39-year-old James Baragar, 27-year-old Kyle Shorrock and 26-year-olds Jeff Howes and Darcy Jansen — were working…


Major Power Outage in Toronto’s Financial District Impacting Businesses, Traffic

Toronto’s downtown core is experiencing a major power outage, impacting the financial district as well as businesses and the Toronto Metropolitan University’s campus. Many businesses had to shut down on Aug. 11 due to the power outage, which impacted security as well as payment systems. Many shops put up “closed” signs due to the outage,…


Power out in Toronto’s Financial District, Hydro One Investigating

A large swath of Toronto’s downtown core lost power on Thursday afternoon, leaving many office buildings, a major mall and a university campus with no electricity in the middle of the day. Hydro One said it was working to restore power as quickly as possible. A spokeswoman said the outage appeared to be related to…


Hydro One Has Restored Power to 257K Ontario Homes After Heavy Snow, Wind

Power continues to be restored in Ontario following outages caused by heavy snow and strong winds across the province in recent days, says Hydro One. As of April 17, power has been restored to more than 257,000 customers after consecutive storms brought heavy snow to northern Ontario on April 14 and high winds to other…


Power Restored to 257K Ontario Homes After Heavy Snow, Wind

Power continues to be restored in Ontario following outages caused by heavy snow and strong winds across the province in recent days, says Hydro One. As of April 17, power has been restored to more than 257,000 customers after consecutive storms brought heavy snow to northern Ontario on April 14 and high winds to other…


Ontario’s Electricity Subsidies That Shift Costs to Taxpayers Are Unsustainable: Report

Ontario’s electricity sector has been struggling with the increasing system costs, but the government’s rate subsidies that shift the costs to taxpayers are unsustainable, according to the latest report. The report (pdf), titled “Power Surge: The Causes of (and Solutions to) Ontario’s Electricity Price Rise Since 2006,” published Tuesday by the C.D. Howe Institute, found…