In Montreal, Wednesday, 2:35pm, thousands of households have lost power.
According to Hydro Quebec's power outage map, there are close to 200,000 households currently out of power on the island of Montreal. A "trigger of a protective mechanism on one of the high voltage transmission lines," has been determined as the cause.
Source: Hydro Quebec
The affected areas at this time are the majority of Montreal West's neighborhoods:
- Côte-Des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
- Saint-Laurent
- Côte Saint-Luc
- Hampstead
- Kirkland
- Beaconsfield
- Pointe-Claire
- Mont-Royal
- Île Perrot
This service interruption is planned to be restored at 4:30pm in most affected areas. For live updates, visit Hydro-Quebec's power outages page.
