A power outage has 3,175 Hydro One customers in the dark. (Photo courtesy of hydroone.com)A power outage has 3,175 Hydro One customers in the dark. (Photo courtesy of hydroone.com)
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Lighthouse Cove Outages Frustrate Residents

Lakeshore Council is looking for answers from Hydro One after 24 power outages in Lighthouse Cove since 2013.

Councillor Linda McKinlay says residents want Hydro One to do a better job of taking care of its equipment.

"We are being told that they need to take a better look at their equipment, flat out; that these are the problems with the outages," says McKinlay. "The residents feel if [Hydro One] would pay attention to their housekeeping, they wouldn't be forced to have these outages."

Council passed a motion at its meeting Tuesday night asking for a report from Hydro One, which McKinlay expects back in about a month.

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