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Power Restoration Update at 9 am, July 23More than 99% of 20,000
customers returned to service
(HAMILTON/ST. CATHARINES, ON) July 23, 2013
Horizon Utilities has restored power 19,850 customers of the
20,000 who lost power as a resultof Fridays devastating storm. As
of Monday, July 23 at 9:00 am, we have approximately 150customers
with outages in local pockets in hard hit areas.
Rear Lot Electrical Service and Heavily Treed Areas
The remaining customers with outages are in areas with
electrical servicing from the rear of theproperty, where repairs
are inaccessible to heavy equipment, and in heavily treed areas.
Allbroader area outages have been addressed and all storm related
outages in St. Catharineshave been restored.
Horizon has more than 100 tradespeople in the field and more
than 50 staff working in the officeon the restoration effort. We
understand the impact this outage has for our customers.
Crewscontinue to work around the clock to restore service as
quickly as possible. We thank all of ourcustomers for their
patience while we work to bring power back on line to everyone.
Table 1 lists local pocket outages with the final push for work
underway and under assessment.It is expected that most remaining
customers will have power restored on Tuesday. We willcontinue to
update customers as new information becomes available.
Table 1: Local Pockets Update Work Underway July 23rd 2013 9:00
am *
City Local Area Street Reference Customers RestorationSt.
Catharines 0 No Storm Outages
Hamilton Lower City Arthur Ave S & Aikman 26 Tuesday
Afternoon
Hamilton West Mountain San Francisco Ave 13 Tuesday
Afternoon
Hamilton Lower City Inglewood Dr 11 Tuesday Afternoon
Hamilton Lynden Mulholland Lane 5 Tuesday Afternoon
Hamilton East Hamilton Clerico Ct 24 Under Assessment
Hamilton West Mountain San Fernando 11 Under Assessment
Hamilton Lower City Sulphur Springs Rd 4 Under Assessment
Hamilton Lower City Mountain Brow 9 Under Assessment
Hamilton Stoney Creek Sunrise Dr 10 Under Assessment
Hamilton Downtown Undermount Ave 22 Under Assessment
Hamilton Ancaster Cameron Dr 6 Under Assessment
Hamilton West Hamilton Ward Ave 13 Under Assessment
Hamilton Dundas Weirs Lane 1 Under Assessment
* Where restorations of areas have already occurred, individual
customers can still experience poweroutages based on local pockets
of outages and downed lines on their individual connections.
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Reconnection after Storm Damage to Customer Owned Electrical
Service
In both Hamilton and St. Catharines, individual customers with
property damage to their ownservice connections will still
experience outages. All customers with overhead (versusunderground)
wires from the street should check the stack where the electric
service connectsto the house. If it is damaged, the customer must
have a licensed electrician repair the stack
before Horizon can restore power.
Customers should refer to display advertisements in the Hamilton
Spectator and St. CatharinesStandard for more details on this
matter.
Public Safety Still a Concern
Our primary concern is public safety as power service is
returned to customers. Customers andthe public are encouraged to
notify Horizon of any remaining downed power lines and to stayback
15 metres from these lines.
If you see downed power lines, or trees or branches resting on
lines, please stay away from the
wires. Do not touch or try to remove them. Call Horizon at the
number below immediately.
Horizon Utilities crews and outside contractors are working
around the clock to remove the treesfrom the lines safely, and then
repair the damage so they can restore power as quickly
aspossible.
Please visit our website for more outage information
at:http://www.horizonutilities.com/myHome/Pages/power-outages.aspx
orhttp://ow.ly/i8bsN.
About Horizon Utilities CorporationHorizon Utilities
Corporation, a two-time Sustainability Company of the Year award
winner(2011 and 2012), is one of the largest municipally owned
electricity distribution companies in
Ontario. A two-time Top 10 Employer in Hamilton-Niagara (2012
and 2013), the companyprovides electricity and related utility
services to 239,000 residential, commercial and industrialcustomers
in Hamilton and St. Catharines. Horizon Utilities' employees are
committed todelivering a safe and reliable supply of electricity,
providing unparalleled customer value, andhelping to create a
culture of energy conservation in Ontario
For more information, visit: www.horizonutilities.com
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For more information, contact:
Larry RobertsManager, External Communications, Horizon Utilities
CorporationTel: 905-521-4908 Cell:
905-741-5578Email:[email protected]
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