Hydro outages in Almaguin after storms roll through

Nearly 1,500 Hydro One customers are without power in the Almaguin Highlands area Friday morning.
Outages stretch from South River to Sundridge, Burk’s Falls and Magnetawan, with crews assessing damage.
According to Hydro One’s outage map, across Southern and Central Ontario there are about 78,000 customers without power after storms rolled through.
The utility says crews are responding to outages as quickly and as safely as possible.
Richard Coffin has been a reporter and news anchor on the radio in North Bay for over 25 years. From premiers to people in the neighbourhood, he enjoys connecting with newsmakers and writing stories that matter to area listeners on a variety of topics including healthcare, education, politics, sports and more.