The OPP said on Twitter that Highways 401 and 402 between London, Sarnia and Tilbury have reopened, and Highway 401 towards the Quebec border has reopened.
and parts of southern Ontario. Follow the Star’s weather file for updates on the weather, traffic, potential delays at Pearson airport and more.Phil Lambert said his community of Port Colborne, Ont., was a sea of abandoned cars Sunday. He and his daughter, Gracyn Burse, said they were heading into their second straight day without power, and they didn’t anticipate it being restored until Monday.
There was no immediate word on whether anyone was killed in the crash, nor on the condition of any patients. The health authority has set up an information line for families looking for more details on loved ones. The region is asking residents to avoid all travel in its southern areas, and “specifically the municipalities of Fort Erie, Wainfleet and Port Colborne.”Via Rail says a CN train derailment has forced it to cancel all trains between Toronto and Ottawa, and Toronto and Montreal, scheduled Christmas Day.B.C.’s river forecast centre has issued a flood watch for Howe Sound, the north shore mountains, Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
The couple booked a room in Chatham-Kent and decided to stop at Walmart on the way, but they didn’t get far after shopping. “Going out could put you in jeopardy and peril as emergency first responders may not be able to respond to calls,” said Wainfleet Township in a tweet. Police spokesman Sgt. Nicolas Scholtus said the fire appears to have started in a third-floor apartment.
“Yesterday was a historic day in the 253 years since the creation of the fire protection service,” he said. Ricker’s son was one of the thousands affected — his Air Canada flight from Halifax to Fort Myers was cancelled, leaving him unsure of holiday plans. He was eventually rebooked to fly out to Toronto on Dec. 26, wait almost 20 hours to then fly to New York City and then arrive in Florida at midnight on Dec. 27.
The utility is reminding residents to stay at least 10 metres away from fallen power lines, even if they do not appear to be live.The battering winter storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the United States on Saturday, left millions more to worry about the prospect of further outages and crippled police, fire departments and an airport in snow-blown New York state.
Colleen Darby, 59, of Williamsville outside Buffalo, says she had planned to host a Christmas party for family and friends, but the storm will keep her and her daughter at home with a refrigerator full of food. “Particularly hard hit is the communities in our southern end, Fort Erie, Port Colborne and Wainfleet. Up until this time they remain in blizzard like conditions, and we anticipate that will go into the evening,” said Const. Philip Gavin, NRP media relations officer.Tens of thousands of Hydro One customers are still without power as a major storm continues to batter parts of Ontario.
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