Ottawa-based marcoms & public relations professional; cultural advocate who literally digs gardening, painting, and making the community a better place to live.
Last night @hydroottawa workers voted to accept an offer. It was hard fought and it was long, but our members are more united as a workforce than ever before.
They are grateful for your #solidarity and look forward to getting back to work and powering Ottawa safely.
#ottnews
It’s difficult for the unionized employees @hydroottawa to see bad weather approaching our city & worry that residents will wait longer to have power restored. Our frontline workers desperately want to get back to work, but it needs to be a safe environment. #onstorm
Our crews are still working hard to restore power in neighbourhoods across the city this afternoon. In addition to the wind, they are dealing with some hazardous issues with our equipment. Please visit our outage map for the most current restoration times. https://t.co/w0PcMU6U9z
We are currently experiencing multiple outages across our city as a result of the weather conditions. For updates in your area, please check out our map: https://t.co/lFWY54ZXLf #ottcity
RESTORATION UPDATE: As of 7 p.m., crews have successfully restored power to just over 90% of all impacted customers.
Crews will continue restoration efforts into the night. Social updates will continue tomorrow.
If you have damage to your home's electrical system, we may not be able to reconnect your power until repairs are complete.
Follow these four steps to get repairs done safely: https://t.co/bfQbdZGSxH
If you spot a downed powerline, stay back! It may still be live and dangerous. A safe distance is 10 meters (about the length of a school bus). Report downed powerlines using Hydro Ottawa’s 24/7 outage line at 613-738-0188.
We're experiencing more than 165 outages affecting more than 100,000 customers.
At this time we're unable to provide restoration updates due to the extent of the outages caused by the storm. Please consult https://t.co/yEIMHiB2z2 where we will be posting the most updated info.
Did you know...
Billings Bridge Plaza has a beehive on its roof, they harvest the honey, sell it ($5) and donate the proceeds to the Ottawa Food Bank.
Available at the Info Desk, 2nd floor.
⚠️ We’d like to warn our customers of an email scam circulating the region posing as a local energy utility conducting a survey.
Call us at 613-738-6400 to verify the legitimacy of any suspicious communication https://t.co/Qln1tRIMV3