Windstorm causes power outages across the region

Tens of thousands of people were left with no electricity on Friday after a windstorm blew through the region.

Muskoka was one of the hardest hit areas, including Burk’s Falls where winds knocked down hydro lines.

“The hydro poll at the end of my driveway just twisted and snapped right off. It was kind of amazing, it was shocking at first and then we looked out the big window and they were down,” says Burk’s Falls resident Becky Saunders.

People in Bracebridge spent Friday out with chainsaws clearing fallen trees. Hydro  One says more than 90,000 people were affected by the storm.

In Collingwood, hydro polls snapped in half and wires fell across streets.

“It just passed through, it was like five minutes of really high intense winds, all the damage was done in a really short amount of time,” says Collingwood Fire Chief Trent Elyea.

The wind was so strong it knocked down a sign at the Walmart in Wasaga Beach