Thousands without power in northern Ontario
The utility says about 2,800 outages hit the Huntsville area beginning night of December 14, affecting mainly rural customers across the region.
About 1,000 homes, businesses and cottages finally had service restored by the end of December 16.
Hydro One says another 9,700 customers are affected near Sudbury and another 5,200 are without electricity near North Bay.
Poor weather is believed responsible for most of the outages.
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