There are still over 49,000 customers without power after a snowstorm passed through Quebec on Thursday.
As of 8 a.m. Friday, Hydro-Quebec says the areas most affected are the Laurentians (16,743), Montérégie (6,669) and Outaouais (11,158). In Montreal, 1,564 were still off the grid.
Environment Canada issued snowfall warnings yesterday, where more than 20 centimetres of snow was recorded in Montreal.
Hydro said that many power lines were on the ground due to strong winds and the heavy weight of snow on the branches.
“The restoration is going well,” said Louis-Olivier Batty, spokesperson for Hydro-Quebec. “We have less than 50,000 clients without power and we expect the work to be done by the end of the day.”
They say to consult their website for more information, and that the times to restore service shown on the map are approximate and may vary due to the number of outages and the kind of damage.
According to Hydro-Quebec, they have 1,200 workers on the ground trying to get power back to customers as quickly as possible.
CityNews weather specialist Stella Acquisto said Thursday that the weather should warm up this weekend, resulting in most of the snow melting away.
“We are going to see sunshine and on Sunday, it’s setting up for a pretty nice clear day with sunny skies and temperatures in the pluses.”