Power restored to most areas after Saturday’s storms

Power lines in Barrie, Ont. (CTV News/Rob Cooper)

Power has been restored to most Simcoe Muskoka areas after thousands experienced outages from Saturday’s storm systems that passed through central Ontario.

According to Hydro One’s outage map, here are their outage and restoration numbers for the following communities as of Monday:

Barrie

Customers Affected: 0

Customers Served: 31,016

Bracebridge

Customers Affected: 0

Customers Served: 20,423

Huntsville

Customers Affected: 433

Customers Served: 22,514

Estimated Restoration: May 19, 2025, 3:00 PM

Newmarket

Customers Affected: 0

Customers Served: 65,632

Orillia

Customers Affected: Fewer than 20

Customers Served: 20,695

Estimated Restoration: May 19, 2025, 12:45 PM

Penetanguishene

Customers Affected: 0

Customers Served: 21,701