(UPDATE) Power restored to 4,350 customers in North Bay

4,350 North Bay Hydro customers woke up to no power this morning (Sunday).

An outage impacted Highway 63 to Anita Avenue, Birchaven and the downtown core.

The cause was a faulty connection on a high voltage conductor.

About 2,000 customers were back online around 6:30 am while the remaining customers, including the downtown core saw the power restored at about 8:45 am.

Meantime, about 3,700 Hydro One customers are without power in the Almaguin area, from South River to Huntsville.

The estimated restoration time is 12 noon.

Also of note, with the power outage affecting the Burk’s Area, the municipality has opened a warming station at the Armour Ryerson Burk’s Falls Memorial Arena and Community Centre.

The Arena is located at 220 Centre Street.

Meantime, Sundridge, Strong and Joly Township residents are welcome to go to the South River/Machar arena as a warming station. The Strong Township office is open as a warming station too