Environment Canada had issued a wind warning for Ottawa and parts of eastern Ontario, calling for westerly winds of 90 km/h Saturday afternoon in the wake of a strong cold front. The wind warning ended just after 4pm “The wind is too dangerous, I don’t like it,” Kham Phong said on Saturday. “I’m not going to stay out here because I don’t want trees falling on my head. So scary!” Hydro Ottawa reported about 9,000 customers were without power in different pockets of the city. Power was restored to most customers by 7 p.m The largest outage was in an area stretching from Osgoode to Riverside South-Findlay Creek and Gloucester-Southgate. Hydro Ottawa reported a hydro pole fire knocked out power to 8,200 customers. Smaller outages were reported in the College/Knoxdale-Merivale area, Alta Vista and Ottawa’s west end. As of 6:40 p.m., small pockets of eastern Ontario were still without power. The largest outage was in the Sharbot Lake area, with about 1,000 customers without power. An open fire ban is in effect for the City of Ottawa.
OTTAWA FORECAST
Showers and thunderstorms ending this afternoon, then partly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low minus 7C, with wind chill feeling like minus 12 overnight. On Sunday the outlook is mainly cloudy with a temperature of plus 1 C. Sunny on Monday with a temperature of 5 C. A mix of showers and flurries is in the forecast for Tuesday. High 4 C. Wednesday could see some sunshine.
MAYOR’S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
The City of Ottawa says the 20th annual Mayor’s Christmas Celebration scheduled for Saturday will be postponed due to the weather forecast. “Environment Canada has issued a weather warning for winds of up to 70 and 80 km/h – which may pose safety risks to all visitors and participants,” the city said in a statement. The Mayor’s Christmas celebration has been postponed to Saturday, December 10. With files from CTV News Ottawa’s Natalie van Rooy
